CONTEMPORARY DANCE: The Paul Taylor Dance Company Presents BRANDENBURGS | RUNES | PROMETHEAN FIRE

The Paul Taylor Dance Company Presents BRANDENBURGS | RUNES | PROMETHEAN FIRECONTEMPORARY DANCEAugust 2 & at PS21 PavilionA perennial PS21 favorite, Paul Taylor Dance Company captivates audiences with its athleticism, emotion, and daring. The company returns to the Pavilion Theater with three of the choreographer’s signature works: Brandenburgs (1988) and Promethean Fire (2002), with music by J. S. Bach and Runes (1975), with music by Gerald Busby. In 2021 PTDC came to PS21 for the first time,spending three weeks in residency to recreate Kurt Jooss’ 1932 anti-war masterpiece, The Green Table.“One of the most exciting, innovative, and delightful dance companies in the entire world” (The New York Times) returns to the Pavilion Theater with three of the choreographer’s signature works: Brandenburgs (1988) and Promethean Fire (2002), with music by J. S. Bach and Runes (1975), with music by Gerald Busby“Unlike many dance documentaries, “Paul Taylor: Creative Domain” doesn’t fetishize every aspect of the dancer’s day. It zeroes in on a mystery. . . .The mystery is how Taylor, one of the greatest modern-dance choreographers, uses a simple formula of people plus time to make a work of art that pulls you in like an undertow.– Sarah Kaufman, The Washington Post