Darkness up Close
Paul Taylor Dance Company
UMBC Theatre
University of Maryland – Baltimore County
May 10, 2008
by George Jackson
copyright 2008 by George Jackson
“Banquet of Vultures” is dark because of its topic and its lighting. When this piece was premiered at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC in 2005, I wasn’t able to see how utterly hopeless a view Paul Taylor had of history because my eyes couldn’t cut through the gloom of Jennifer Tipton’s illumination. Tonight, the Theatre at UMBC gave the entire audience a close up inspection. There are only 7 rows of seating, so even the last place in the house is practically on top of the big stage space - all of it very visible. This isn’t a fancy theater, but what a venue for dance!
