Paul Taylor Dance Company: exhilarating in new and legacy works

John Harnage in Paul Taylor's Brandenburgs

Patrick Gamble in Robert Battle's Under The Rhythm

Lee Duveneck and Alex Clayton in Robert Battle's Under the Rhythm

Jessica Ferretti and Company in Paul Taylor's Piazzolla Caldera

By Daniel Pratt, 28 January 2026

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“much of Brandenburgs’ ornamentation is taken from the high-baroque of ballet’s vocabulary”

Reviewed at Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London on 27 January 2026

Piazzolla Caldera (Paul Taylor)

Brandenburgs (Paul Taylor)

Under the Rhythm (Robert Battle)

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Paul Taylor Dance Company in London: musicality reigns supreme

Deborah Weiss, 28th January

Paul Taylor Dance Company's second programme at the Linbury is an invigorating, uplifting, refreshing mix of easily digestible, pure dance.

****1

The newest: gala night at Paul Taylor Dance in New York

Carla Escoda, 11th November

A letdown and a triumph at the Paul Taylor Dance gala this week, featuring new works by Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, both resident choreographers, she in her 4th year, he in his 2nd.

****1

The extremes: Paul Taylor Dance at the Koch

Carla Escoda, 9th November

From disturbing to daffy: a searing indictment and a gentle parody, both from Paul Taylor, at Lincoln Center in New York, as his company continues to pack houses in its fall season.

***11

The crowd-pleasers: Paul Taylor Dance on fire in New York

Carla Escoda, 8th November

Company B and Esplanade bookended a popular mixed bill from Paul Taylor Dance Company in the first week of their ambitious fall season at New York's Lincoln Center.

****1

Paul Taylor Dance Company: Churchyard explores sacred and profane

Ivy Lin, 18th June

An interesting triple bill with some rarely seen Paul Taylor works carefully reconstructed. Esplanade still sends the audience home filled with joy.

****1

Pretty and beastly: Paul Taylor Dance Company at the Joyce Theater

Carla Escoda, 17th June

An intriguing reconstruction of an early work by Paul Taylor created on Pina Bausch and Dan Wagoner and a classic of barbed satire made a powerful triple bill by PTDC.

****1

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Daniel Pratt

Daniel Pratt trained in London, England, attending the Royal Ballet School Associates program before completing his vocational training at Central School of Ballet where he gained a BA (hons) in Professional Dance and Performance. Daniel joined The Sarasota Ballet in 2012, dancing a broad range of works including ballets by Ashton, Balanchine, MacMillan, and modern works by Taylor, Graham and Tharp. Daniel has also performed with Northern Ballet and English National Ballet. Daniel’s writing on dance has appeared in The Dancing Times and Tanz Magazine. Daniel currently serves on the board of the American Guild of Musical Artists.

Paul Taylor Dance Company at the Linbury: exhilarating in new and legacy works