Aileen Roehl will rock your world when she performs this solo from Dante Variations. If you know what's good for your soul you'll find your way to Lincoln Center in March.
Aileen Roehl in Dante Variations.
Fibers Premiere /
Congratulations to the stellar cast of Fibers this weekend who brought this incredible dance back to life after nearly 60 years! Initially there were problems due to costumes that were unaccounted for and a set in ruins. We had help from our brilliant and detail-driven wardrobe mistress, Clarion Overmoyer who rebuilt the costumes from scratch guided only by a sixty year old sketch. And of course without the incomparable and always virtuosic Santo Loquasto who re-designed the set, and Jennifer Tipton, the Goddess of lighting for dance, this revival would never have been so successful. None of this would be possible however if Paul Taylor hadn't made a masterful work of art in the first place. Thanks for sharing your gifts Boss.
In case you were wondering - yes, Fibers will be performed at Lincoln Center during our three week season in March 2014. Stay tuned for ticketing and scheduling information.
Michael Novak and Christina Lynch-Markham
Michael Novak dances the role last performed by Paul Taylor in 1963
Back from Conway and Houston. /
It's Sunday afternoon and we have just arrived from a brief weeklong tour in Conway, AR and Houston, TX. Phew that was a long one considering we only had two shows in a week. But we're back in rehearsal tomorrow because yea know...We don't like to take breaks. This was a particularly special tour for me. I had a chance to see an old friend in Arkansas and we danced to live music in Houston. The Mercury Orchestra conducted by Antoine Plante gave us one of the most memorable and hauntingly beautiful versions of Elgar's Elegy, the music Paul Taylor used for his dance Sunset. They also played Handel for Airs and Bach for Esplanade as if Paul Taylor himself were conducting. We can't thank them enough for the work they put into making the dances that much more rich.
I danced only in Esplanade in TX so I had a chance to relax and shoot these guys during rehearsal and the show. Here's some fun stuff I grabbed:
Sean Mahoney with the Sunset set.
Eran Bugge in Sunset
Michael Novak
Michael Apuzzo rehearsing Sunset during intermission.
Sean Mahoney reviewing Sunset.