Paul Taylor dance company in Paris [DVD video]

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Title:

Added Author:

Taylor, Paul, 1930- choreographer.

Sommer, Andy, TV-director.

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Brandenburgische Konzerte.

Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963. Gloria.

Publication Date:

2013

Publication Information:

[Paris, France] : Bel Air Classiques, c2013.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (55 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Abstract:

Paul Taylor, among the last living members of the second generation of America's modern dance artists, is widely considered to be one of the foremost American choreographers of the 20th century. This program recorded in 2012 at the Theatre National de Chaillot in Paris is composed of two ballets - Brandenburgs- opus 88 (1988), set to Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, and Beloved Renegade- opus 129 (2008) set to Poulenc's Gloria and inspired by the life and work of Walt Whitman.

General Note:

Two ballets.

Title from container.

Bonus feature (11 min.): Paul Taylor: architect of energy.

Performers:

Choreography by Paul Taylor.

Contents:

Brandenburgs : opus 188, 1988 / choreography, Paul Taylor ; music by Johann Sebatian Bach (with Michael Trusnovec, Amy Young, Parisa Khobdeh, Eran Bugge, Robert Kleinendorst, James Samson, Sean Mahoney, Michael Apuzzo, Michael Novak).

Beloved Renegade : opus 129, 2008 / choreography, Paul Taylor ; music by Francis Poulenc (with Michael Trusnovec, Amy Young, Robert Kleinendorst, James Samson, Laura Halzack, Michelle Fleet, Parisa Khobdeh, Sean Mahoney, Jeffrey Smith, Eran Bugge, Francisco Graciano, Jamie Rae Walker, Michael Apuzzo, Aileen Roehl, Heather McGinley).

Technical Details:

DVD-5, region 0; soundtracks in Dolby digital 5.1, PCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9; recorded in HD.

Personal Subject:

Taylor, Paul, 1930-

Corporate Subject:

Paul Taylor Dance Company -- Performances -- France -- Paris.

Subject Term:

Ballets.

Genre:

Filmed ballets.

Language:

English