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Paul Taylor Dance Company Presents PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY ROBERT KLEINENDORST MICHELLE FLEET PARISA KHOBDEH SEAN MAHONEY ERAN BUGGE LAURA HALZACK JAMIE RAE WALKER MICHAEL APUZZO MICHAEL NOVAK HEATHER MCGINLEY GEORGE SMALLWOOD CHRISTINA LYNCH MARKHAM MADELYN HO KRISTIN DRAUCKER LEE DUVENECK ALEX CLAYTON DEVON LOUIS JOHN HARNAGE MARIA AMBROSE LISA BORRES Founding Artistic Director PAUL TAYLOR Principal Lighting Designers Principal Set & Costume De- Artistic Director JENNIFER TIPTON signers MICHAEL NOVAK JAMES F. INGALLS SANTO LOQUASTO Rehearsal Directors WILLIAM IVEY LONG BETTIE DE JONG ANDY LEBEAU Major funding provided by The SHS Foundation. This program is supported in part by the Thom- as S. Kenan Foundation. Support also provided by public funds from the New York City Depart- ment of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Additional support provided by Shubert Foundation. National tour supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Thursday, June 27 & Friday, June 28, 2019 at 8:00pm Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 7:00pm Reynolds Industries Theater Program A AUREOLE (First performed in 1962) Music George Frideric Handel Excerpts from Concerti Grossi in C, F and Jephtha Choreography Paul Taylor Lighting Thomas Skelton SEAN MAHONEY CHRISTINA LYNCH MARKHAM ALEX CLAYTON HEATHER MCGINLEY MADELYN HO 1 .................Mr. Clayton, Ms. McGinley, Ms. Lynch Markham, Ms. Ho 2 .................Mr. Mahoney 3 ................Ms. Ho, Mr. Clayton, Ms. McGinley, Ms. Lynch Markham 4 ................Ms. Lynch Markham and Mr. Mahoney 5 ................full cast Original Production made possible by the 1962 American Dance Festival at Connecticut College. Preservation made possible by Elise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown, and by contributions to the Paul Taylor Repertory Preservation Project with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. INTERMISSION SCUDORAMA (First performed in 1963) “What souls are these who run through this black haze?” And he to me: “These are the nearly soulless Whose lives concluded neither blame nor praise.” — Dante Music Specially Composed by Clarence Jackson Choreography Paul Taylor Set and Costumes Alex Katz Original Lighting Thomas Tipton Recreated Lighting Jennifer Tipton LAURA HALZACK SEAN MAHONEY ROBERT KLEINENDORST HEATHER MCGINLEY CHRISTINA LYNCH MARKHAM MADELYN HO KRISTIN DRAUCKER MARIA AMBROSE Commissioned by the American Dance Festival. Revival supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. INTERMISSION PROMETHEAN FIRE (First performed in 2002) Fire “that can thy light relume” — William Shakespeare Music Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestrated by Leopold Stokowski; Toccata & Fugue in D minor, Prelude in E-flat minor, and Chorale Prelude BWV 680 Choreography Paul Taylor Costumes Santo Loquasto Lighting Jennifer Tipton MICHAEL NOVAK ERAN BUGGE ROBERT KLEINENDORST MICHELLE FLEET LAURA HALZACK JAMIE RAE WALKER MICHAEL APUZZO HEATHER MCGINLEY GEORGE SMALLWOOD CHRISTINA LYNCH MARKHAM MADELYN HO KRISTIN DRAUCKER LEE DUVENECK ALEX CLAYTON DEVON LOUIS JOHN HARNAGE Commissioned by the American Dance Festival through the Doris Duke Awards for New Work and Samuel H. Scripps. Original production also made possible with support from Elise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown. Creation made possible by contributions to the Paul Taylor New Works Fund. Program B AIRS (First performed in 1978) Music G. F. Handell Excerpts from Concerti Grossi, opus 3, nos. 2, 3, 4a & 4b, 6; Alcina, Ariodante, Berenice and Solomon Choreography Paul Taylor Costumes Gene Moore Lighting Jennifer Tipton ERAN BUGGE LEE DUVENECK LAURA HALZACK GEORGE SMALLWOOD CHRISTINA LYNCH MARKHAM MADELYN HO JOHN HARNAGE Overture: Concerto in F Major, Op. 3, No. 4a - Allegro Concerto in B Major, Op.3, No. 2 - Largo....................................................Full Cast Concerto in D Major, Op. 3, No. 6 - Vivace..................................................Full Cast Concerto in G Major, Op. 3 No. 3 - Adagio............................................Ms. Halzack Overture to Ariodante - Alla Gavotta................................Ms. Ho and Mr. Harnage Overture to Berenice - Movement III..........................................................Full Cast Concerto in F Major, Op. 3, No. 4b - Allegro Overture to Alcina – Musette Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.....................................................................Full Cast Dream Music (Entrée des Songes Agréables)...................Ms. Halzack with full cast Original production made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts. Preservation made possible by Elise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown. Additional preservation support from the Paul Taylor Repertory Preservation Project with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Hazel S. Kandall and Donald M. Kleban, Susan and Bob Wei, and the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency. INTERMISSION DUST (First performed in 1977) Music Francis Poulenc; Concert Champêtre Choreography Paul Taylor Set and Costumes Gene Moore Lighting Jennifer Tipton LAURA HALZACK ROBERT KLEINENDORST SEAN MAHONEY ERAN BUGGE HEATHER MCGINLEY CHRISTINA LYNCH MARKHAM MADELYN HO KRISTIN DRAUCKER DEVON LOUIS Revival supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Preservation made possible by contributions to the Paul Taylor Repertory Preservation Project with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. INTERMISSION COMPANY B(First performed in 1991) Songs sung by Andrews Sisters (The songs express typical sentiments of Americans during World War II) Choreography Paul Taylor Costumes Santo Loquasto Lighting Jennifer Tipton ROBERT KLEINENDORST MICHELLE FLEET SEAN MAHONEY ERAN BUGGE LAURA HALZACK MICHAEL APUZZO HEATHER MCGINLEY GEORGE SMALLWOOD CHRISTINA LYNCH MARKHAM MADELYN HO KRISTIN DRAUCKER LEE DUVENECK DEVON LOUIS Bei Mir Bist du Schön................................................................................... Full Cast Pennsylvania Polka.......................................................Ms. Halzack and Mr. Apuzzo Tico-Tico.............................................................................................Mr. Smallwood Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! ....................................Mr. Duveneck with Cast Women I Can Dream, Can’t I?..................................................................................Ms. Fleet Joseph! Joseph! .................................................Mss. Ho, Lynch Markham, Draucker Messrs. Louis, Apuzzo, Duveneck Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B).....................................Mr. Kleinendorst Rum and Coca-Cola...........................................................Ms. Bugge with cast men There Will Never Be Another You ...........................Ms. McGinley and Mr. Mahoney Bei Mir Bist du Schön....................................................................................Full Cast Commissioned by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Wallace Foundation, and The Brown Foundation. Produced in cooperation with Houston Ballet and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Creation of this dance made possible with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Preservation made possible by contributions to the Paul Taylor Repertory Preservation Project with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. ABOUT PAUL TAYLOR Paul Taylor, one of the most accomplished artists this nation has ever produced, helped shape and define America’s homegrown art of modern dance from the earliest days of his career as a choreographer in 1954 until his death in 2018. Having performed with Martha Graham’s company for several years, Mr. Taylor uniquely bridged the legendary founders of modern dance – Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, Doris Humphrey, and Ms. Graham – and the dance makers of the 21st Century with whom he later worked. Through his initiative at Lincoln Center begun in 2015 – Paul Taylor American Modern Dance – he presented great modern works of the past and outstanding works by today’s leading choreographers alongside his own vast repertoire. He also commissioned the next generation of dance makers to work with his renowned company, thereby helping to ensure the future of the art form. Mr. Taylor continued to win public and critical acclaim for the vibrancy, relevance, and power of his dances into his eighties, offering cogent observations on life’s complexities while tackling some of society’s thorniest issues. While he often propelled his dancers through space for the sheer beauty of it, he more frequently used them to comment on such profound issues as war, piety, spirituality, sexuality, morality, and mortality. If, as George Balanchine said, there are no mothers-in-law in ballet, there certainly are dysfunctional families, disillusioned idealists, imperfect religious leaders, angels, and insects in Mr. Taylor’s dances. His repertoire of 147 works covers a breathtaking range of topics, but recurring themes include the natural world and man’s place within it, love and sexuality in all gender combinations, and iconic moments in American history. His poignant looks at soldiers, those who send them into battle and those they leave behind prompted the New York Times to hail him as “among the
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