What It's About:

A penetrating profile of choreographer Paul Taylor's modern dance company, this film profiles the blissful torture of the modern dance world: the physical exertion involved and their long-term effects, the cut-throat competition, and the absence of financial rewards, all borne for the exhilaration of performance and the chance to work with an acknowledged master.

Why I Love It:

As glimpsed by director-interviewer Matthew Diamond, Taylor is at once a brutal task-master, insecure about his work, and overall, a somewhat remote human being, owing to a solitary early life in foster care. But a pure love of the dance is the unifying, invigorating force for him and his company, and we are the beneficiaries in this candid, behind-the-scenes look at a bona fide artistic institution.