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Two dancers in brightly patterned, form-fitting outfits sit on the floor, facing each other. They are stretching and creating a heart shape with their arms above their heads. The background is dark.

Repertory

DUET

COMPANIES

CHOREOGRAPHER

COMPANY PREMIERE

Lincoln Center, 2022

WORLD PREMIERE

Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1964

MUSIC

Franz Josef Haydn

RESTAGING

Carolyn Adams, assisted by Rei Akazawa-Smith & Irving Amigon

COSTUMES

George Tacet

LIGHTING

Jennifer Tipton

LIGHTING RECREATION

Roya Abab

RUN TIME

7 Minutes

Paul Taylor’s 1964 DUET, set to the music of Franz Josef Haydn, is a testament to the simplicity and clarity of his craft. Brief and beautifully shaped, it portrays a love, perhaps not new, but rather tried and true. The work was staged for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater by former Taylor dancer Carolyn Adams, who performed in the original cast. 

Two dancers in brightly patterned, form-fitting outfits sit on the floor, facing each other. They are stretching and creating a heart shape with their arms above their heads. The background is dark.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Renaldo Maurice and Jacquelin Harris in Paul Taylor's DUET  Photo by Paul Kolnik

A man stands holding a woman upside down by her arms

Renaldo Maurice and Jacquelin Harris in Paul Taylor's DUET Photo by Paul Kolnik

Music Credits

Excerpt from “The Seven Last Words of Christ” Sonata VII in E-flat major–Largo.