Aureole

It was especially wonderful to see "Aureole" this close, to really examine the fluid dynamics of this piece and feel awash in them, particularly in the second movement.

Taylor 2: Too Fabulous Sarah Kaufman 2010

Taylor 2 put on an ambitious program of classic Taylor, danced with great care: "Aureole," his 1962 masterpiece set to Handel excerpts, alternately springy and meditative; "Runes," a mysterious, shadowy 1975 piece that seemed to channel a bit of hippie-era peyote-dream mysticism or maybe that's the influence of "Hair" on me, which I saw earlier in the week at the Kennedy Center, and "Company B," Taylor's 1991 distillation of World War II zeitgeist.

Taylor 2: Too Fabulous Sarah Kaufman 2010

Taylor 2, which is more a small touring satellite of the main company than a training ground, will present scaled-down versions of four Taylor masterpieces, including the deservedly beloved "Aureole" and "Company B."

The New Yorker newyorker.com 2010

Doing too much means putting on the full court press for someone you barely know with flowery love cards, and dinner at the most romantic restaurant in the city like Aureole.

Samantha Daniels: 10 Tips for Choosing the Right Valentine's Day Gift Samantha Daniels 2011

Doing too much means putting on the full court press for someone you barely know with flowery love cards, and dinner at the most romantic restaurant in the city like Aureole.

Samantha Daniels: 10 Tips for Choosing the Right Valentine's Day Gift Samantha Daniels 2011

It must have seemed like just a matter of time when, only a few weeks after her Coronation in 1953, her colt Aureole finished second at Epsom.

Favourite Carlton House grants the Queen a date with Derby destiny 2011

It must have seemed like just a matter of time when, only a few weeks after her Coronation in 1953, her colt Aureole finished second at Epsom.

Favourite Carlton House grants the Queen a date with Derby destiny 2011

Doing too much means putting on the full court press for someone you barely know with flowery love cards, and dinner at the most romantic restaurant in the city like Aureole.

Samantha Daniels: 10 Tips for Choosing the Right Valentine's Day Gift Samantha Daniels 2011

Doing too much means putting on the full court press for someone you barely know with flowery love cards, and dinner at the most romantic restaurant in the city like Aureole.

Samantha Daniels: 10 Tips for Choosing the Right Valentine's Day Gift Samantha Daniels 2011

Doing too much means putting on the full court press for someone you barely know with flowery love cards, and dinner at the most romantic restaurant in the city like Aureole.

Samantha Daniels: 10 Tips for Choosing the Right Valentine's Day Gift Samantha Daniels 2011