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

Devon Louis, Lee Duveneck, Alex Clayton and Austin Kelly in Paul Taylor's Cloven Kingdom
© Ben McKeown
Paul Taylor Dance Company in his Cloven Kingdom
© Paul B. Goode
Kristin Draucker and Devon Louis in Paul Taylor's Tablet
© Steven Pisano
Kristin Draucker and Devon Louis in Paul Taylor's Tablet
© Steven Pisano
John Harnage, Alex Clayton and Eran Bugge in Paul Taylor's Polaris
© Whitney Browne
Lisa Borres Casey in Paul Taylor's Polaris
© Whitney Browne
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“49 years after its premiere, its stiletto wit remains acute, its imagery dazzling”
Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 17 June 2025
Tablet (Paul Taylor)
Noah's Minstrels (Paul Taylor)
Cloven Kingdom (Paul Taylor)
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Ellsworth Kelly, Set Designer
Kristin Draucker, Dancer
Devon Louis, Dancer
John Harnage, Dancer
Payton Primer, Dancer
Gabrielle Barnes, Dancer
Jessica Ferretti, Dancer
Paul Taylor Dance Company in London: musicality reigns supreme
****1
Paul Taylor Dance Company: exhilarating in new and legacy works
****1
The newest: gala night at Paul Taylor Dance in New York
****1
The extremes: Paul Taylor Dance at the Koch
***11
The crowd-pleasers: Paul Taylor Dance on fire in New York
****1
Paul Taylor Dance Company: Churchyard explores sacred and profane
****1
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