Paul Taylor Dance Company March 30, 2011

Wed-Sat, March 30-April 2, 8pm; Sun, April 3, 2pm

SF Performances presents Paul Taylor Dance Company in five performances of visionary and witty dance-including the West Coast premiere of Brief Encounters and the new Three Dubious Memories-at YBCA's Novellus Theater Wednesday, March 30 through Sunday, April 3.

SF Performances first brought PTDC for its SF debut in 1990 in a co-presentation with SF Ballet. Since then, PTDC has become a cultural partner in SF Performances' mission. The company-now in its 56th season-has held month-long residencies here, and considers SF Performances its Bay Area home.

PTDC will perform three programs and nine works.

Program A (Wednesday, March 30, 8 p.m.)
Cloven Kingdom (1976; Opus 63)
Black Tuesday (2001; Opus 114)
Promethean Fire (2002; Opus 116)

Program B (Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1, 8 p.m.)
Orbs 1&2 (1966, Opus 42)

Also Playing (2009, Opus 130)

Program C (Saturday, April 2, 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 3, 2 p.m.)
Brief Encounters (2009, Opus 131)

Three Dubious Memories (2010; Opus 133)
Brandenburgs (1988, Opus 88)

Paul Taylor is not only an icon in the world of dance: He's a visionary who pushes art to the forefront of societal dialogue. Each of these programs celebrates that through the old and the new. Tickets start at just $35. For tickets and more information, call (415) 392-2545 or visit sfperformances.org.

Official Website: http://sfperformances.org/performances/1011/PaulTaylorDanceCompany.html