Paul Taylor obituary

Influential American dancer regarded as one of the great contemporary choreographersPaul Taylor, who has died aged 88, was one of America’s greatest modern dancers and choreographers. He captivated audiences with his athletic and lyrical performances between 1954 and 1974, and through early works such as Three Epitaphs (1956), Junction (1960), Aureole (1962), Scudorama (1963) and Orbs (1966), he proved that the concept of “choreographic style” could embrace a tantalisingly dive