When Paul Taylor began working on “Aureole,” a pristine and plotless work set to Handel, his dance company was performing in Paris. But “Aureole” (1962) also contains one of modern dance’s most beautiful solos, originally danced by Mr. Taylor, who died on Wednesday. Arduous but seemingly simple, the solo strips movement of excess and begins after the dancer walks to the center of the stage. Walking, as Mr. Taylor knew, doesn’t let a dancer hide. In it, Mr. Taylor achieves that remarkable dance thing: He alters our notion of time.

Source: New York Times August 30, 2018 17:49 UTC