Twyla Tharp

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Twyla Tharp is an acclaimed American choreographer and dancer known for her innovative blend of ballet, modern dance, and popular music in both concert works and Broadway productions.

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Twyla Tharp canonical 9
Lucinda Childs 1
Twyla Tharp Dance 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway choreographer
author
choreographer
dancer
human
awardReceived Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography
Emmy Award
Kennedy Center Honors
MacArthur Fellowship
National Medal of Arts
Tony Award for Best Choreography
birthName Twyla Tharp self-link
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1941-07-01
degree bachelor’s degree in art history
educatedAt Barnard College
Pacific Western University
familyName Tharp
fieldOfWork choreography
dance
founded Twyla Tharp self-linksurface differs
surface form: Twyla Tharp Dance
gender female
genre Broadway musical
concert dance
film choreography
givenName Twyla
hasWorkedWith American Ballet Theatre
Broadway producers
Joffrey Ballet
New York City Ballet
language English
movementStyle ballet
contemporary dance
jazz dance
modern dance
popular dance
name Twyla Tharp self-link
nationality American
notableAchievement created works for major ballet companies worldwide
pioneered use of popular music in concert dance
notableFor innovative blend of ballet, modern dance, and popular music
notableWork Amadeus
surface form: Amadeus (film choreography)

Come Fly Away
Deuce Coupe
Hair (film choreography)
In the Upper Room
Movin’ Out
Nine Sinatra Songs
Push Comes to Shove
Ragtime (film score)
surface form: Ragtime (film choreography)

Singin’ in the Rain (stage choreography)
The Catherine Wheel
The Collaborative Habit
The Creative Habit
The Times They Are a-Changin'
surface form: The Times They Are A-Changin’

White Nights (film choreography)
occupation choreographer
dancer
writer
placeOfBirth Portland, Indiana, United States
residence New York City
website https://www.twylatharp.org/

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Tharp hasNotableBearer Twyla Tharp
Merce Cunningham influenced Twyla Tharp
this entity surface form: Lucinda Childs
Twyla Tharp name Twyla Tharp self-link
Twyla Tharp birthName Twyla Tharp self-link
Twyla Tharp founded Twyla Tharp self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Twyla Tharp Dance
Tharpe hasNotableBearer Twyla Tharp
Mark Morris collaboratedWith Twyla Tharp
ABT performsWorksBy Twyla Tharp
Movin’ Out choreographedBy Twyla Tharp
Movin’ Out hasChoreographer Twyla Tharp