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Andrew Asnes, Rachel Berman Benz, Ross Kramberg, Paul Taylor, Ted Thomas

This Oscar-nominated documentary takes viewers inside the dance company of renowned choreographer Paul Taylor in many ways. Not only does director Matthew Diamond's camera catch the intimate moments a...( read more  read more... )s dance director and dancer develop new steps, he manages to get inside the minds of his subjects to a surprising degree. Diamond captures such triumphant moments as the troupe silently keeping perfect time when the sound goes out on its tour of India. But he also exposes unguarded moments of loss as Taylor ticks off the dancers felled by AIDS in his company or as bewildered troupe members react after Taylor unceremoniously fires a fellow dancer. The mastery of this 95-minute film lies in its portrayal of Taylor's genius without fawning over him. (For instance, after publicly berating dancers, Taylor admits he doesn't think about other people's feelings.) Rounding out the footage of Taylor and his dancers are interviews with critics and staff members and stunning black-and-white clips of Taylor's days as one of Martha Graham's featured dancers. --Kimberly Heinrichs

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Unrated, 98 min.

Directed by: Matthew Diamond

Release Date: January 1, 1998

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DVD Release Date: February 29, 2000

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  • sepio41
    November 23, 2008
    sepio41
    this documentary won a well-deserved nomination for an academy award in 1998. it is about american choreographer paul taylor as he creates a new work to astor piazzolla's tangos. the film also provides profiles on many of his dancers, including patrick corbin and lisa viola.
  • dorisgc
    April 23, 2007
    dorisgc
    great... if your into dancing....entertaining..

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