''Dancemaker'' is a 1998 American

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

directed by

Matthew Diamond Matthew Diamond (born November 26, 1951) is an American film and television director, producer and choreographer best known for directing '' Dancemaker''. Life and career Matthew Diamond was born in New York City, the son of Irwin and Pearl (n� ...

about the career of choreographer Paul Taylor. It was nominated for an

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. Walter Scheuer, one of the producers, was a longtime trustee of the

Paul Taylor Dance Company Paul Taylor Dance Company is a modern dance company, formed by dancer and choreographer Paul Taylor (1930—2018). The modern dance company is based in New York, New York and was founded in 1954. Taylor originally performed in the companies of M ...

. After its theatrical run, it aired on the

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series ''

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''.

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''Dancemaker''
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