2013.4.6. Rain + Paul Taylor

4/6 Saturday, 2pm. Rain. Rain is so bad, that I left the theatre in the middle. Speakers are too loud, musical arrangement is next to nothing, no plot what so ever. I mistook for a musical, but it's just a band performing Beatles' songs. At the beginning of the show, the old Beatles' footage and cartoon are kind of funny.

7:30. 3rd and last performance in Portland by Paul Taylor Dance Company at Newmark theatre.

Brandenburgs (1988), Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
The Uncommitted (2011), Music by Arvo Pärt
Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal) (1980). Music by Igor Stravinsky, arrangement for two pianos

Brandenburgs is graceful, more like ballet. The Uncommitted is not much dancing. Interesting arrangements relating love, loneliness, fight. The Rite of Spring is weird and original. Black humor: a baby was stolen by the mistress of a gangster leader, everyone died in the end. Dances are in 2D (walking sideways like in an Egyptian painting) in a cartoonish fashion. I'll never listen to this music again in the same eyes.
Taylor was present at today's performance. He came on stage at the end. At 82.5, he still looks pretty good. 2 pianists today. Strong notes. Pretty bad acoustics, but good for dances.