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* [[LGBTQ Individuals Who Have Received France's Highest Honours]] | * [[LGBTQ Individuals Who Have Received France's Highest Honours]] | ||
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==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:36, 13 January 2019
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1930 - 2018
Occupation
Entertainment
Notable Achievements
Emmy Award, National Medal of Arts, Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Description
Acclaimed modern dance choreographer and founder of the Paul Taylor Dance Company (1964). Notable for his shocking and eclectic new style of movement and dance. Many of his dances have been performed by major ballet and modern companies around the world, including Aureole (1962), Esplanade (1975), Airs (1978), and Arden Court (1981). Elected one of ten honorary American members of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (1989), received the National Medal of Arts (1993), a Kennedy Center Honor (1992), and an Emmy Award (1992). Author of his autobiography 'Private Domain' (1987).
See Also
- Notable LGBTQ Dance Choreographers
- LGBTQ Individuals Who Have Received France's Highest Honours
- Prominent LGBTQ Deaths in 2018
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.ptamd.org/
- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/paul-taylor/about-paul-taylor/719/
- http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/may/24/step-by-step-paul-taylor-dance
- http://www.glbtq.com/arts/taylor_p.html
- https://www.out.com/news-opinion/2018/9/02/remembering-modern-dance-legend-paul-taylor
