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DVD : Paul Taylor: DancemakerIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Paul Horrors, Andrew Asnes, Rachel Berman Benz, Ross Kramberg, Paul Taylor directed by: Matthew Diamond  List Price: $29.95 Amazon.com's Price: $17.99 You Save: $11.96 (40%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780767023443 Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 0767023447 Label: Docurama Manufacturer: Docurama Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Academy Ratio Publisher: Docurama Release Date: February 29, 2000 Running Time: 98 minutes Studio: Docurama Theatrical Release Date: 1998 Sales Rank: 50434 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Nominated for an Oscar®, Dancemaker is a breathtaking journey into the world of preeminent choreographer, Paul Taylor, and his extraordinary creations. From the fluid Aureole to the primal Cloven Kingdom and graceful Esplanade, Taylor has remained at the Amazon.com: 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 as 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 Average Rating:
 Rating: - Paul Taylor DancemasterPaul Taylor had entertained the dance audience as a modern dancer of notable renown for many years, mostly with Martha Graham's company.Now he has become just as famous as a choreographer. In this excellent documentary,we get to see how he goes about creating a modern dance work he named Piazzolla Caldera, which is set to the tango music of Piazzolla. Mr. Taylor claims he has no idea in which direction he will be going while creating. Through trial and error and with some input from the dancers involved, ... Read More Rating: - DancemakerAs glimpsed by director-interviewer Matthew Diamond, Paul Taylor is at once a brutal task-master, insecure about his work, and overall, a somewhat remote human being, owing to a solitary early life in foster care. But a pure love of the dance is the unifying, invigorating force for him and his company, and we are the beneficiaries in this candid, behind-the-scenes look at a bona fide artistic institution. Rating: - Love his tango!!I first watched this documentary in my dance theory class. I LOVED IT!! The series of Dance Paul Taylor made and we can see in this DVD are various, so this is worth buying!! I bought this movie because I really loved his tango-based contemporary which you'll see last. (I love this kind of dance including "Tango de Roxanne from Moulin Rouge" and "Cell Block Tango from Chicago")Using Piazzolla's songs, Paul Taylor did a good job!! Rating: - Dance from a dancer's perspective.Having danced at the Paul Taylor School in the late 1980's, I can say that this film is an accurate portayal of what being a modern dancer in NYC at the time was like. The dance segments are nicely filmed and edited with views from the wings for a dancer's perspective. I particularly enjoyed the interviews with past Taylor dancers and their recollections of working under Paul, who had mood swings and despite his elevated status in the dance world, is, after all, human. Rating: - Superb; dancemaker and filmmaker choreograph wonderfullyThis is a documentary DVD that shows every aspect of the creative forces involved in producing what I believe to be the most captivating of art forms. "Dancemaker" is long on intimacy, giving equal time to the minds, the hearts, the souls and the bodies which collaborate to produce great modern dance. The genius of Paul Taylor and Director Matthew Diamond combine to make an extraordinary documentary. The first thing which struck me was the spontaneity with which Mr. Taylor was shown creating ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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