Paul Taylor Dance Company Performs at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Novellus Theater (700 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103)
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The last date listed for Paul Taylor Dance Company was Friday April 1, 2011 / 8:00pm.
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stephenwhitney on What to Wear
We dressed up and most others dressed nicely too.
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Convenient to BART
4 Goldstar Member Reviews
Leonard Brill
i had seen some of taylor's dance before but this was the first time i saw his company. such beautiful dancing throughout. and such beautiful work. it led me to attend the saturday program, which was equally satisfying. i'll be back to see this group again when it returnsWritten on Apr 03 2011
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Nina Shoehalter
We're huge fans of Paul Taylor, but we were not thrilled with "Orbs" last night. The dancing is, as always perfection, but the choreography on this Taylor relic (ca. 1956) was strange and clunky. Inexplicable shifts in mood and style. Whatever story was ostensibly there was murky. Costumes uninteresting. Way too long. And the choice of Beethoven late quartet selections as background music didn't work for us.Written on Apr 01 2011
The second dance offering on the program was a send-up of vaudeville, which we found too arch by far. But, hey, the price was right and we're not planning to give up on Paul Taylor, 'cause when he's good, he's very very good.
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Exciting, professional, and leaves one wanting to see more of the dancers.Written on Apr 01 2011
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stephenwhitney
A major modern dance troupe that does not disappoint.Written on Apr 01 2011
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Description
Program Information:
Program A (Wednesday, March 30 at 8:00pm)
Cloven Kingdom (1976; Opus 63): Sprung from Spinoza’s observation that “man is a social animal,” this comedy of manners cracks the veneer of civilized behavior to reveal the darker, primitive urges in humans, no matter the social structures.
Black Tuesday (2001; Opus 114): Set in the Shantytowns and cityscapes of the Great Depression, Taylor celebrates the human spirit and resilience through broken dreams and the anthems of the era. Hailed as “quirky, beautiful, dark, inventive and visceral” by the Durham Herald-Sun.
Promethean Fire (2002; Opus 116): Three keyboard works by Bach set 16 dancers into a kaleidoscope of motion and emotion that points to the renewal of the human spirit.
Program B (Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1 at 8:00pm)
Orbs 1&2 (1966, Opus 42): This stunning, avant-garde piece is set to Beethoven’s last string quartets.
Also Playing (2009, Opus 130): A toreador. A dying swan. A star-struck stagehand. The characters of this Vaudeville revue come brilliantly to life to ballet music by Donizetti. This is a Bay Area premiere.
Program C (Saturday, April 2 at 8:00pm and Sunday, April 3 at 2:00pm)
Brief Encounters (2009, Opus 131): Another Bay Area premiere, this riveting and dashing work set to music of Debussy explores the motives of people who pursue momentary connections rather than ongoing relationships.
Three Dubious Memories (2010; Opus 133): A brand-new work set to a score by contemporary composer and pianist Peter Elyakim Taussig. This is a West Coast premiere.
Brandenburgs (1988, Opus 88): A beautiful, evocative and celebratory dance to the Brandenburg Concertos, this work is fresh, natural and yet novel.
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Founded in 1979, San Francisco Performances is the Bay Area's leading independent presenter of chamber music, vocal and instrumental recitals, jazz and contemporary dance. Under the artistic direction of its founder, Ruth Felt, the organization presents internationally acclaimed and emerging performing artists, introduces innovative programs, and builds new and diversified audiences for the arts through education and outreach activities that also strengthen the local performing arts community.