David Taylor Dance Theatre

The David Taylor Dance Theatre, founded by choreographer David Taylor in 1979, remains Colorado's only professional contemporary ballet company. Mr. Taylor's background and fascination with the metaphysical and ritualistic aspects of dance has created a stunning and thought-provoking identity for the 12-member Denver-based troupe. Critics have lauded the Company as being "polished and emotional" and as "the most ambitious troupe in town".

In 1989 the Colorado Council for the Arts and Humanities cited the DTDT for being "the number one dance organization in the state in terms of achieving success in its artistic mission." In 1994, Music and Dance Critic Glenn Giffin of the Denver Post stated that "DTDT has always been the most provocative of the area's dance companies, tackling themes, subjects and music that no one else touches. It still does.

In March of 1997, Artistic Director David Taylor and his company received the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts.

In 1999, the DTDT's new company, culled from national auditions, presented their second annual "Contemporary Classics" program at Loretto Heights in Denver. Marc Shulgold, Music and Dance Critic from Denver's Rocky Mountain News said, "The Teikyo Loretto Heights stage was filled with powerful performers, exquisite of line, drilled to near-perfection and quite comfortable with even the most extraordinarily demanding piece. Simply put, you have to see the new Taylor company to believe it."