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| Lynne Taylor-Corbett | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lynne Taylor-Corbett |
| Birth date | 1956 |
| Birth place | Manhattan, New York City |
| Occupation | Choreographer, director, dancer, educator |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
Lynne Taylor-Corbett is an American choreographer, director, dancer, and educator known for work spanning ballet, modern dance, musical theatre, and film. Her career includes choreography for companies such as the New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and the San Francisco Ballet, as well as Broadway productions featuring performers associated with Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Angela Lansbury. She has collaborated with institutions including the Juilliard School, the School of American Ballet, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Born in Manhattan, New York City, she was raised amid the performing arts communities of New York City and nearby Connecticut. She trained with teachers linked to the Martha Graham technique, the Balanchine legacy of the New York City Ballet, and regional conservatories such as the Juilliard School and the School of American Ballet. Early mentors included figures connected to Jerome Robbins, Merce Cunningham, and companies like Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Paul Taylor Dance Company.
Her professional dance career encompassed performances with ensembles in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco before transitioning to choreography for companies including the New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, the Royal Swedish Ballet, and the National Ballet of Canada. She created works set to music by composers associated with Aaron Copland, Igor Stravinsky, George Gershwin, and contemporary collaborators linked to Philip Glass and John Adams. Collaborations and commissions came from presenters such as the Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and festivals like the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and the Vail International Dance Festival.
Her choreography and direction for Broadway and regional theatre included productions featuring artists tied to Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Julie Taymor, and performers from Broadway companies such as The Public Theater and Roundabout Theatre Company. She staged ballets and theatrical revivals in venues like New York City Center, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Royal Opera House, and worked with companies such as Houston Ballet, Boston Ballet, and the Los Angeles Ballet. Productions connected to revivals and new works drew on music and collaborators from Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Herman, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers.
Her screen credits include choreography and direction for films and television specials that involved performers associated with Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, Bette Midler, and directors akin to Martin Scorsese and Tommy Lee Jones in televised theatre presentations. She created dance sequences for television events tied to PBS broadcasts, award shows related to the Tony Awards, and concert specials for organizations such as the New York Philharmonic and American Ballet Theatre television features. Her film collaborations intersected with composers and music directors linked to Hans Zimmer, John Williams, and Alan Menken.
Her work received recognition from arts organizations and awarding bodies including the Kennedy Center Honors, the Tony Awards circuit, and dancing institutions such as the Dance Magazine awards and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. She has been honored by regional arts councils in New York State, California, and Texas and received fellowships connected to the MacDowell Colony and commissions from the New York State Council on the Arts.
Her personal and professional networks include connections with choreographers and directors from institutions like the Juilliard School, School of American Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and companies in Europe and Canada. Her legacy is reflected in students and collaborators who went on to careers with organizations such as Broadway, the Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and the Australian Ballet, and in repertory preserved by archives at Lincoln Center and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Category:American choreographers Category:People from Manhattan