Photo: Paul Taylor, one of the greatest dance art geniuses of all time. Absolutely mesmerizing. La crème de la crème.

Spoleto, Italy; it has since performed in more than 450 cities in over 60 countries. In 1966 the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation was established to help bring Mr. Taylor's works to the largest possible audience, facilitate his ability to make new dances and preserve his growing repertoire. Mr. Taylor is the recipient of dozens of awards and honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Clinton in 1993. In 1992 he received an Emmy Award for Speaking in Tongues, produced by WNET/New York the previous year. He was a recipient of the 1992 Kennedy Center Honors "for enhancing the lives of people around the world and enriching the culture of our nation." In 1995 he received the Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts for work that "endures as some of the most innovative and important the world has ever seen." In 1995 he was named one of 50 prominent Americans honored in recognition of their outstanding achievement by the Library of Congress's Office of Scholarly Programs. Mr. Taylor was elected to knighthood by the French government as Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1969 and has since been elevated to the ranks of Officier (1984) and Commandeur (1990).

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