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Article: Paul Taylor, Hitting Close To Home; At His 'Banquet of Vultures,' George Bush Is the Centerpiece
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- The Washington Post
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- December 18, 2006
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If anyone doubted who the savage character in the suit and tie
was supposed to represent in Paul Taylor's unsparingly brutal
antiwar work "Banquet of Vultures," Taylor himself minced no words
in explaining.
"Frankly, the guy in the red tie is Bush," the ordinarily
reticent choreographer told the audience during a discussion after
Friday's richly textured performance of the Paul Taylor Dance
Company at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. Taylor said he was
inspired to create a dance focusing on President Bush after watching
him move.
"The first time I saw Bush walking, on television, I did not
trust the man," he said. "His walk is a lie.
"Walks are like fingerprints," he continued. "They ...