TaylorNEXT hosts immersive programs and events throughout the year. Members and guests socialize among the Paul Taylor dancers, enjoying food and drink, dance and more, together.
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2019 Party on the Promenade
Fall 2019
TaylorNEXT rang in a new era in Taylor history at our third annual Party on the Promenade. Members, dancers, and guests enjoyed bubbly and fine desserts by Bouchon, concluding the first Lincoln Center Season since Paul Taylor's death and his succession by company dancer and founding TaylorNEXT member Michael Novak as Artistic Director.
Third Annual Season Preview Party
September 5, 2019
TaylorNEXT members and friends enjoyed a sneak preview of the upcoming Lincoln Center Season, including excerpts from Taylor classics Scudorama, Company B, Private Domain, Esplanade, and Diggity.
Bach Festival Closing Party
June 23, 2019
TaylorNEXT hosted this intimate celebration after the Company’s final performance in the Orchestra of St. Luke’s three-week festival. Our young members joined long-time patrons for refreshments and live music.
Modern Masterpieces, Fresh Perspectives
May 16, 2019
Lincoln Center Young Patrons hosted an evening of dance and discussion, led by 20-year Taylor company veteran Michael Trusnovec, in the intimate setting of The Aula in SoHo.
Gallery Mixer
August 9, 2018
TaylorNEXT members joined new friends from Estée Lauder, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, and PIMCO in the gorgeous space of The Future Project. We enjoyed drinks, light bites, and photography by Taylor dancer Laura Halzack and Taylor alum Francisco Graciano, celebrating dance as a visual art.
2018 Lincoln Center Season
March 5 - 25, 2018
Paul Taylor American Modern Dance presented three stellar weeks of iconic works by Paul Taylor, Lila York, and Trisha Brown, and new commissions by Doug Varone and Bryan Arias. New York City Ballet Principal Sara Mearns shone in Lori Belilove's Dances of Isadora.
In addition to accessing several options for discounted tickets, TaylorNEXT members enjoyed backstage tours with the dancers on three TaylorNEXT Nights, danced the night away at the TaylorNEXT Party on the Promenade, and toasted in the Patrons Lounge during intermissions.
Second Annual Season Preview Party
January 16, 2018
TaylorNEXT members and friends enjoyed an immersive evening in the Paul Taylor Studios, gathering to eat, drink, socialize, and preview excerpts from the Company's 2018 Lincoln Center Season. The dancers presented two excerpts from iconic Paul Taylor works and two from works that Doug Varone and Bryan Arias are each creating for the Company.
The setting featured gorgeous new photography by Taylor Dancer Laura Halzack and an exhibition of various performance production elements.
First Anniversary Dinner
November 15, 2017
Inaugural TaylorNEXT members joined Paul Taylor company dancers to celebrate the First Anniversary of this dynamic young patrons program.
We enjoyed a festive cocktail hour at Parlor Social Club, followed by a three-course meal designed by Chef Carl Alioto. We toasted the visionary dancers who created TaylorNEXT and our invaluable members, who represent the future of the institution!
Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival
July 28, 2017
TaylorNEXT members gathered to enjoy the Paul Taylor Dance Company performance.
We met for pre-show cocktails at Ed's Chowder House and post-show dinner at The Empire Rooftop and Lounge.
IVY Dance Lab
August 24, 2017
TaylorNEXT members attended the IVY Dance Lab at the Paul Taylor Dance Studios. Sixteen company members performed Mr. Taylor's "Promethean Fire" in an intimate setting, followed by a Q&A with dancers Heather McGinley and Michael Apuzzo.
To paraphrase Paul Taylor American Modern Dance Executive Director John Tomlinson paraphrasing Mr. Taylor:
"Dance should be experienced with the eyes in much the same way that music is experienced with the ears. Rather than seeking analysis or meaning, simply see and feel."
One lucky attendee won the raffle for 2 seats at our First Anniversary Dinner.
Wine Tasting With the Dancers
July 26, 2017
TaylorNEXT members and Taylor dancers gathered at Terroir Tribeca to celebrate life's dichotomies as expressed in dance and in wine.
We were immersed into the worlds of two dynamic Pauls: Terroir proprietor and Riesling impresario Paul Grieco, and modern dance icon Paul Taylor.
We "moved closer" to one another through the experience of 10 eclectic wines, carefully selected by Grieco to pair with 10 classic Paul Taylor works.
The wines and dances were showcased in 5 contrasting pairs:
The Classic vs. The Abstract
The Comedic vs. The Tragic
The Airborne vs. The Earthbound
The Everyman vs. The Odd-Man-Out
and The Symmetric vs. The Chaotic.
The evening provided a unique and intimate opportunity to learn new vocabulary for experiencing wine and dance. It was proof that you can put friends and strangers, dancers and pedestrians, reds, rosés, and whites, all into the same room for a simultaneously intriguing, complex, simple and beautiful experience...just as Paul Taylor and his dancers do onstage.
Paul Taylor Dance Co. Lincoln Center Season
March 2017
TaylorNEXT members and friends received an offer for 25% tickets at all performances.
We debuted TaylorNEXT Nights, performances selected by the dancers for our young patrons. Members could request subsidized tickets for these special performances. We also hosted our first-annual Party on the Promenade.
Inaugural Season Preview
January 31, 2017
The official TaylorNEXT launch event took place at the Paul Taylor Studios, where guests mingled with other young professionals and got a sneak preview of work from the 2017 Lincoln Center Season.
