Second Hand Dance Company
For 16 years, Paul toured the world to theaters, tv shows and festivals as co-director of the 3-man modern dance company, Second Hand Dance Company. Paul Gordon, Andy Horowitz and Greg O'Brien, the collaborative co-directors and co-performers in all the company's work, created everything together through unanimous decision and performed Second Hand's material to an estimated 1.5 billion television and theater viewers worldwide.
Paul recalls: "I was backstage speaking with some original members of Pilobilus at Simon's Rock of Bard College in the early 90s when Robbie Barnett suddenly said, 'Wow, you guys remind us of us when we first started out, only your collaboration is even more true to the process and you guys dance better.' Robbie's smile was ear to ear. What fun to hear such a comparison straight from the source!" |
Examples from Second Hand Dance Company's collaborative work:
Costumes and prop-based creative work - these two dances were Second Hand's most common choices for television appearances.
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Shape-building/Dance Acrobatics
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Set design/space limitation as a choreographic tool
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The two dances below are very short, percussive studies using text/vocals as sound accompaniment:
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SHDC performing to the 1st movement of Mahler's 1st Symphony
Second Hand Dance Company performed on tv and in theaters around the world. a sample list follows: PS 122 (NYC), Joyce Theater, Lincoln Center, New Victory Theater; Southbank Centre, London; Seoul opera House; Israel Festival; UFA Fabrik - Berlin; Nanterre, Paris; Arkhangelsk, Russia; Kolin, Czech; Shinshun Kakushigei Taikai, Tokyo; Montreal Int'l Comedy Festival, Montreal; Funny and Amazing with Sandor Fiderikucz, Budapest; Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA... over 1500 shows in over 30 countries in 16 years.