My mother was the first woman in the county in Indiana where we were born, in Jay County, to have a college degree. She was educated as a pianist and she wanted to concertize, but when the war came s…
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Twyla Tharp
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About Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp is an American dancer, choreographer, and author who lives and works in New York City. In 1965 she formed the company Twyla Tharp Dance, which merged with American Ballet Theatre in 1988. She regrouped the company in 1991. Her work often uses classical, jazz, and contemporary pop music.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Twyla TharpIn terms of individuals who actually inspired me, very few of the academic people that I had access to had that power over me. Maybe it's simply because I wasn't that committed to geometry.
Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.
I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission. Posterity deals with us however it sees fit. But I gave it 20 years of my bes…
The only thing I fear more than change is no change. The business of being static makes me nuts.
My mother was the first woman in the county in Indiana where we were born, in Jay County, to have a college degree. She was educated as a pianist and she wanted to concertize, but when the war came s…
Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism.
The formal education that I received made little sense to me.
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My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea about education, which was: you should know everything about everything. It was quite simple. There was no exclusivity, and the…
The only thing I fear more than change is no change. The business of being static makes me nuts.
Judgment is not my business. Existing is my business.
The only thing I fear more than change is no change. The business of being static makes me nuts.
Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.