Paul Taylor

Thu., Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m.; Fri., Oct. 22, 8 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 23, 2 and 8 p.m.; $28-$48, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St., 215-898-3900, annenbergcenter.org.

by Janet Anderson

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Published: Oct 20, 2010

[ dance ]

Martha Graham, Jose Limon and Merce Cunningham may be gone, but 80-year-old Paul Taylor, the last of a generation of dance pioneers who changed the way we think about and see movement, is still creating choreography for his much-admired company. Opening the Annenberg Center's dance season, Taylor revisits classics Arden Court and Cloven Kingdom with his 17-member troupe, but the big news really is Phantasmagoria, the octogenarian's electrifying new work. Inspired by Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel's Wedding Dance in the Open Air, the piece has been described as a stream-of-consciousness theater event. Doesn't look like Taylor's retiring anytime soon.

Thu., Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m.; Fri., Oct. 22, 8 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 23, 2 and 8 p.m.; $28-$48, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St., 215-898-3900, annenbergcenter.org.

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