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.
consequences hit looks needs next sell stands tickets work worked
The artist doesn't really think about consequences - he or she does the work, stands back and looks at and thinks, 'Hmm, that could have worked better like this.' But as a person who needs to sell tickets to do the next work, one needs to analyze how it does or does not hit its mark.
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.
few historical
There are very few critics who have historical context or authority.
truth
The only way to know the truth of a movement is to do it on your own body.
critics looked simply
Critics should be looked at simply as commentators.
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.
breed women
Balzac loved courtesans. They were independent women, and in the 19th century, that was a breed that was just evolving.
hard work
It's very important to work myself physically as hard as I can.
In circuses, there is a lot of magic. Things become other things.