Private Domain: An Autobiography - Softcover

Taylor, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822956993 ISBN 13: 9780822956990

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1999

Synopsis

For 40 years, Paul Taylor has been choreographing visually surprising dances that are synonymous with modern dance. This autobiography intertwines his dancing and his choreography to give readers an insight into the man behind the dance. Taylor explores aspects of himself that have affected his work: the nature of his sexuality, the dichotomies in his personality, the ""pure hues, true silences, perfect vacuums"" out of which his dances have come. He delves into the creation of ""Aureole"" and ""From Sea to Shining Sea"", from their initial inception to the ways in which specific dancers influenced the choreography, including such notables as Laura Dean, Twyla Tharp, Dan Wagoner, Senta Driver, Bettie de Jong, Nicholas Gunn, David Parsons and Carolyn Adams.

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Review:

"An exceptionally virtuoso performance as a writer--controlled, textured, elegant, funny, and at all times fascinating. It's one of the best dance books I've ever read."
--Washington Post Book World

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0822956993
• ISBN 13: 9780822956990
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 406