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Name: Twyla Tharp
Birth Date: July 1, 1941
Place of Birth: Portland, Indiana, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupations: dancer, choreographer

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Biography of Twyla Tharp
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Dancer and choreographer Twyla Tharp (born 1941) developed a unique style that merged ballet and modern dance technique with various forms of American vernacular dance. Twyla Tharp was born in Portland, Indiana, July 1, 1941, the daughter of Lecile and...


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Art is running away without ever leaving home. Art is the only way to run away without leaving...


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Tharp, Twyla (1941—) Summary
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A leading choreographer of modern dance and ballet, Twyla Tharp rose to prominence during "the dance boom" of the 1960s and 1970s. Tharp's choreography incorporates dance elements from roll 'n' roll, blues, and jazz,...
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Twyla Tharp Information
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Tharp was born in Portland, Indiana in 1941 and was named for Twila Thornburg, the "Pig Princess" of the 89th Annual Muncie Fair in Indiana. Tharp's family (including younger sister Twanette, twin brothers Stanley and Stanford, mother Lecile and father...


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Dance Magazine
Twyla Tharp.
03/01/2001: 3,603 words, approx. 12 pages
STILL PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES One of the few choreographers I ever said "no" to was Twyla Tharp, and boy, was I sorry later. In about 1970, Sara Rudner and Rose Marie Wright, Tharp's two main dancers and scouts, watched a ballet class...
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Sarasota Magazine
Tharp! (choreographer Twyla Tharp)
11/01/1996: 847 words, approx. 3 pages
Legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp selects the Van Wezel for her only Florida show. When it comes to modern dance, there aren't many working choreographers today with the cachet of Twyla Tharp. That's why it's so exciting that she and her company of...
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AP News
Spoleto festival to honor Menotti
6/4/2007: 251 words, approx. 1 pages
The Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a tribute to its late founder, Gian Carlo Menotti, featuring concerts and an opera written by the Italian composer.The festival, running June 29 to July 15, will include a performance of Menotti's...
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The New York Observer
Ladies Who Lunch
5/1/2007: 262 words, approx. 1 pages
THE BIG AND DRAFTY Cipriani 42nd Street swabs down its bathrooms for Joan Jedell, the publisher and editor in chief of The Hampton Sheet magazine, and her cronies as they are honored at the United Cerebral Palsy of New York City’s “Women Who Care” Luncheon....
 


 

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