Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharpis an American dancer, choreographer, and author who lives and works in New York City. In 1966, she formed her own company Twyla Tharp Dance. Her work often utilizes classical music, jazz, and contemporary pop music...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDancer
Date of Birth1 July 1941
CityPortland, IN
CountryUnited States of America
dream upside-down turns
In dreams, anything can be anything, and everybody can do. We can fly, we can turn upside down, we can transform into anything.
courage
What we want from modern dance is courage and audacity.
I do at least 75 push-ups a day.
best familiar good move watch
Do I watch dancers as people? Yes, absolutely. Do I watch really good dancers for specifically who they are? Absolutely, because how they move best and how they look best is going to be most familiar to them, and not necessarily to me.
good
There is a moral dimension, for me, in anything that's any good.
truth
The only way to know the truth of a movement is to do it on your own body.
component
Counterpoint is a component that gives real energy, and it is about optimism.
Broadway has some very tight expectations as to what a show is.
hard work
It's very important to work myself physically as hard as I can.
drives next open piece point success ultimate
The ultimate point of a piece for me is that it drives the next one. Does it open new doors? That's the success of a piece.
music
We don't need to illustrate music; music illustrates itself.
believe
If I didn't believe in myself as a dancer, I wouldn't choreograph.
abstract work
I'm not satisfied sitting in just the world of abstract work.
Dance is just like film in that it allows for thoughts in movement.