Paul Taylor American Modern Dance

New choreography and preservation of Taylor dancescreation of new works by multiple choreographers and preservation of Paul Taylor works. In the summer of 2020 a special on-line Dance was created on the company by choreographer larry keigwin. New works by choreographers lauren lovette, peter chu and michelle manzaneles continued even during the pandemic, with strict covid protocols in place. The licensing of Paul Taylor choreography by Paul Taylor continued despite the pandemic, with on-line stagings via zoom.

The Paul Taylor schoolthe Paul Taylor began fy21 with an active schedule of on-line classes. At the start of the pandemic, classes were offered free to the Taylor students and the wider community. Starting fall 2020, a regular schedule of classes was offered for a modest fee through the zoom platform. In addition, special educational activities were offered nationwide through our "virtual tier 3" program.

The Paul Taylor Dance company national touring touring was largely suspended in fy 2020-21 due to the covid pandemic, however as the pandemic eased, there were a few live tour performance dates in los angeles, philadelphia, bethlehem pa, chatham ny and at the guggenheim museum in new york city. In addition, there were performances presented virtually in denver and in potstam, ny.

Licensing of Paul Taylor works to other Dance companies and virtual events for the community and our audiences and patrons.