Last night I attended my first performance at the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. What a treat! I went with a bunch of my girlfriends, who are not dancers themselves, but enjoy watching as much as I enjoy doing!
Last night’s performance was by the Paul Taylor Dance Company. For those of you who haven’t heard of Paul Taylor before, he is known as the youngest member of the pantheon who created American modern dance (along Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and others). Paul Taylor, now in his 80th year on the dance scene, “…continues to offer cogent observations on life’s complexities while tackling some of society’s thorniest issues” (read more on his website: http://www.ptdc.org/about-artists/paul-taylor-bio).
The Wolf Trap performance did not disappoint! The performance included three separate dance pieces: Also Playing, Phantasmagoria, and Beloved Renegade. Check out this interview with Paul Taylor from the Washington Post, and you’ll have a hard time not falling in love with this incredible artist’s work (without even seeing a live performance!): http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/16/AR2010071603883_2.html
Don’t forget that Wolf Trap is a great place to further introduce your little ballerinas, tappers, musicians and triple threats to the world of the performing arts. Lawn seats are often only $10 and your whole family can enjoy a fun picnic before the show!
This summer take your musicians to see: Around the World with Joshua Bell and the NSO
(http://www.wolftrap.org/Home/Find_Performances_and_Events/Performance/10Filene/0722show10.aspx),
Take your triple threats to see A Rodgers and Hammerstein Celebration
(http://www.wolftrap.org/Home/Find_Performances_and_Events/Performance/10Filene/0723show10.aspx),
And bring your dancers to see the Dance Institute of Washington
(http://www.wolftrap.org/Home/Find_Performances_and_Events/Performance/10TITW/Dance_Institute.aspx)!
Happy Watching!!
Elizabeth
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