Matthew Diamond's Oscar-nominated documentary uncovers sweat, dedication and personal drama behind the scenes with the Paul Taylor Dance Company, a world-famous modern dance troupe. A legend among dance lovers, Paul Taylor emerged in the '50s from
the Merce Cunningham and Martha Graham companies as a performer of rare power and presence. Taylor's muscular, unaffected physicality and down-to-earth origins belied popular stereotypes of male dancers as effete and mannered: Born in 1930 and raised on a farm by paid foster parents (a bit of
personal history that resonates throughout his dances), the tall, solidly-built Taylor nevertheless moved with singular grace and f...
Released:
1999
Rated:
NR
Length:
98 mins