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Paul Taylor - Musical Offering - a requiem

Behind the scenes look at a performance by the Paul Taylor Dance Company of his requiem, "Musical Offering." Music by Johann Sebastian Bach.In skin-colored leotards and loincloths, Taylor's dancers evoke Martha Graham technique of contractions, releases, and primitive gestures. 2:20 - Paul discusses the death of Christopher Gillis (pictured as the background image for the BestArts channel) and his hopes that Christopher would have one day taken over the company.3:15 - What happens during a dance performance when the music stops unexpectedly?Excerpt from the Academy Award-nominated 1998 DVD "Paul Taylor: Dancemaker."Browse our playlists for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances!Try our "Collections: Dance" playlist at http://www.youtube.com/view_pl...

Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: BestArts

Length: 06:18
Rating: 5.00
Views: 14541

Tags: AIDS Bach Ballet Berman Christopher Company Corbin Dance Gillis Modern Musical Offering Patrick Paul requiem Taylor

Video Comments

alexd1113 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My name is Christopher Gillis.

RLFosse (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Love Rachel Berman! She is such a nice person and a generous person in addition to being a fabulous dancer. This piece always makes me think of Paul's mom since she passed when he was working on it.

BestArts (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Glad you enjoyed it; thanks for commenting.

pushdance (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Such a memorable scene.Rachel Berman is lovely in this clip.

shaggisthrum (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

One of my favorite by the Taylor Company. Such a great dance.