REVIEWS
RAINFOREST
“…if there’s a part of you that wants to believe in real dance magic, check out the David Taylor Dance Theatre’s eye-popping, inventive production of ‘Rainforest’…and bring the kids. This is not just a dance show, but a total theatrical experience in which every element is crucial – and every element brilliantly conceived.”
Marc Shulgold, The Denver Rocky Mountain News
“…’Rainforest’ was so full of magical visions that I’m sure any child in the audience who has the slightest leaning towards an interest in dance will be joyously hooked for life. What Taylor’s collaborative crew did with costumes and lighting design turned the stage into a blissful childhood fantasyland. Mr. Taylor’s inspired mix of artistic brilliance and concern for the environment made me hope that they’d do it again. Soon.”
David Marlowe, Out Front Magazine
“…one of the most brilliant pieces of theatre this side of ‘Cirque du Soleil’. My ability with words is woefully inadequate to the task of describing this wonderful production.”
The United States Institute of Theater Technology
“ …’Rainforest’ is a visual and dancing delight. It is refreshing to come across stagecraft that is simple, elegant and magical that charmed children and adults alike. ‘Rainforest’ bursts with flashes of color and light. Add a score that is both atmospheric and musically pleasing, imaginative costuming and evocative choreography and you have a total theatrical experience.”
Theodore Mahne, The New Orleans Times-Picayune
REPERTORY
“ For 10 years, the David Taylor Dance Theatre has been presenting a wonderfully inventive program of duets titled ‘Three’s A Crowd’. (The 2003) offering at the Lakewood Cultural Center was more crowded than usual – with imaginative choreography and marvelous dancing. Each work confirmed what we’ve seen for several seasons: Taylor’s dancers are extraordinary, multidimensional artists. Any choreographer would love to set new works on such willing and able bodies.”
Marc Shulgold, The Denver Rocky Mountain News
“…Beautifully presented…a recent evening with the David Taylor Dance Theatre revealed the importance of matching artistry with cohesion. What a marvelous performance…the company danced with loads of spirit, presence and power. Brava and Bravo!”
Janine Gastineau, Dance Magazine
“The David Taylor Dance Theatre has always been the most provocative of the area’s dance companies, tackling themes, subjects and music that no one else touches. It still does.”
Glenn Giffin, The Denver Post
“The stage was filled with powerful performers, exquisite of line, drilled to near perfection and quite comfortable with even the most extraordinarily demanding piece. Simply put, you have to see the new Taylor company to believe it.”
Marc Shulgold, The Denver Rocky Mountain News
“I was struck very forcefully by the skill, the training, the talent, the intensity of the dancing, the clarity of it. The talent is excellent, the discipline and training are first rate and the material is all there.”
Robert Commanday, The San Francisco Chronicle
“One of the annual delights of Denver’s growing dance scene has been the David Taylor Dance Theatre’s evening of duets, 'Three’s A Crowd’. The consistency of the ensemble is a wonder to behold – not to mention the versatility. The engaging evening was darn close to perfect.”
Marc Shulgold, The Denver Rocky Mountain News
“An ambitious troupe that tackles themes, subjects and music that others don’t dare to cover. Taylor’s goals for DTDT include a commitment not only to serve his audience with innovative repertoire but to educate and inspire the community at large.”
Rachael Pollack, Pointe Magazine
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