NEW YORK — Twyla Tharp threw down a gauntlet in 1973: She mixed classical and modern dance to make the first crossover ballet, “Deuce Coupe.” It was a revolutionary work, and to pull it off she needed ...

Performances in N.Y.C. American Ballet Theater opens with an all-Tharp program, including “Push Comes to Shove,” the first work she created for the company and its newly defected star, in 1976.

When I saw Twyla Tharp’s ballet “Sinatra Suites,” I thought, “Well, this is the most brilliant thing I’ve ever seen in my life.” Up until then, I don’t believe I had ever seen girls dance ballet in ...

The Soraya presented a two-part ballet by renowned choreographer Twyla Tharp and her company on Feb. 22 and 23. The performance’s music was diverse, from Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations to Philip ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 10 - Twyla Tharp, the legendary 83-year-old American choreographer who "throughout her sixty-year career has passed through eras and styles making history along the way," is the ...

At 83, choreography pioneer Twyla Tharp’s primary goal has remained the same over her 60-year career. “It is to work,” says Tharp, whose troupe appears in Berkeley on Feb. 7-9. Cal Performances’ ...

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Twyla Tharp's irresistible Nine Sinatra Songs (1982) is an escape into a glamorous world of seven couples, tracing the arc of their relationships to the music of Frank Sinatra. Celebrated for its ...