Twyla Tharp News
Date Of Birth:
July 01, 1941 (71)
Birth Place:
Portland, IN, USA
Gender:
Female
Latest News on Twyla Tharp
Kristin Geneve Young to Bring MIGRATIONS to Aerial Arts NYC, 5/28 & 6/1
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013
Formerly an aerialist with Cirque du Soleil's LOVE, Kristin Geneve Young presents her first full-length aerial quartet. Migrations is an investigation of the mechanical and organic aspects of time through aerial technique and pedestrian movement. This unique production invites audiences to experience ordinary people existing within an extraordinary context. (more...)
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American Repertory Ballet Performs at NJPAC's Jersey MOVES! Festival of Dance Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2013
American Repertory Ballet will perform in New Jersey Performing Arts Center's second annual Jersey Moves! Festival of Dance. The performance will be tonight, April 27, 2013 at 7:30pm at NJPAC's Victoria Theater. ARB will be performing Gerald Arpino's Viva Vivaldi. This charming, virtuosic work in the classical ballet vocabulary will share the stage with Irish dance presented by Timothy Kochka and The Davis Academy, Indian dance by Bani Ray and her dancers, tap by New Jersey Tap Ensemble, and contemporary dance by Dance Tactics and Nimbus Dance Works. (more...)
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American Repertory Ballet Gala Honors Princeton Ballet School's Maria Youskevitch Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 20, 2013
Maria Youskevitch, longtime faculty member at Princeton Ballet School, is one of this year's American Repertory Ballet Gala Honorees, and is the recipient of this year's Audree Estey Award for Excellence in Dance Education. Daughter of one of the leading dancers of the 20th century, Igor Youskevitch, Ms. Youskevitch brings a strong background in and deep knowledge of ballet to her students. She teaches for a variety of levels and, every year, re-stages a full-length classical ballet on Princeton Ballet School students for the School's Spring Production. She has also served as Rehearsal Director for American Repertory Ballet, the professional company associated with Princeton Ballet School, on several occasions. (more...)
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Michael Cavanaugh and Houston Symphony Showcase Elton John and More, Now thru 4/21
by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2013
Celebrating the 1970s, the Houston Symphony and Michael Cavanaugh will entertain audiences in concerts of classic rock favorites tonight, April 19 and April 20 & 21. Under the direction of Associate Conductor Robert Franz, the Symphony will accompany Cavanaugh on hits from Elton John and bands such as Journey, Chicago, the Eagles and Styx. (more...)
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American Repertory Ballet to Perform at NJPAC's Jersey MOVES! Festival of Dance, 4/27
by BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2013
American Repertory Ballet will perform in New Jersey Performing Arts Center's second annual Jersey Moves! Festival of Dance. The performance will be on April 27, 2013 at 7:30pm at NJPAC's Victoria Theater. ARB will be performing Gerald Arpino's Viva Vivaldi. This charming, virtuosic work in the classical ballet vocabulary will share the stage with Irish dance presented by Timothy Kochka and The Davis Academy, Indian dance by Bani Ray and her dancers, tap by New Jersey Tap Ensemble, and contemporary dance by Dance Tactics and Nimbus Dance Works. (more...)
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Faye Miller, Bill Young and More Celebrate Barnard Women Through Dance at Miller Theatre, 4/12-13
by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2013
Brains, spirited beauty and dancing feet, that's what Barnard women are made of. And the choreographers commissioned to create new works for them - Faye Driscoll, Bill Young, Francesca Harper and Heidi Henderson - for two days of performances at the Miller Theatre, tonight, April 12 and tomorrow, April 13, take full advantage of their gifts. Mary Cochran heads the Dance Department at Barnard. (more...)
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Jacob's Pillow Dance Award Goes to Michelle Dorrance
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2013
Jacob's Pillow announces today that Executive and Artistic Director Ella Baff will soon present the seventh annual Jacob's Pillow Dance Award to Michelle Dorrance, an acclaimed tap dancer, choreographer, and Artistic Director of Dorrance Dance. Praised as a "talented choreographer, the most promising one in tap right now" by Brian Seibert of The New York Times, Dorrance is among the most respected tap performers of her generation. (more...)
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Alan Gilbert and the NY Philharmonic to Present A DANCER'S DREAM in Collaboration With Giants Are Small
by BWW News Desk - Apr 09, 2013
The New York Philharmonic will present A Dancer's Dream: Two Works by Stravinsky, a multidisciplinary, theatrical reimagining of the ballets The Fairy's Kiss and Petrushka, created by Giants Are Small. Sara Mearns, New York City Ballet principal dancer, will star in the production, which will be conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert, directed and designed by Doug Fitch, choreographed by Karole Armitage, and produced by Edouard Getaz - Thursday, June 27, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, June 28 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, June 29 at 8:00 p.m. (more...)
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BAD BOYS OF DANCE Comes to Easton, 4/26
by BWW News Desk - Apr 05, 2013
Rasta Thomas, superstar and heartthrob of the Kirov Ballet and Twyla Tharp's Movin' Out on Broadway, leads a stunning cast of male dancers to perform a show rich in style, technique and risk-taking joy. Bad Boys of Dance is a fresh, new dance company comprised of the most talented and versatile young male dancers in the world today. Tango, Hip-Hop, Ballet, Broadway and Contemporary dance are fused with imaginative elements to produce a dazzling, high energy show! (more...)
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Michael Cavanaugh and Houston Symphony to Showcase Elton John and More, 4/19-21
by BWW News Desk - Apr 03, 2013
Celebrating the 1970s, the Houston Symphony and Michael Cavanaugh will entertain audiences in concerts of classic rock favorites on April 19, 20 and 21. Under the direction of Associate Conductor Robert Franz, the Symphony will accompany Cavanaugh on hits from Elton John and bands such as Journey, Chicago, the Eagles and Styx. (more...)
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American Repertory Ballet Announces 'All About Pointe Shoes,' 4/26
by BWW News Desk - Apr 02, 2013
On April 26, 2013, American Repertory Ballet will present "All About Pointe Shoes," an On Pointe Enrichment Series event. This lecture-demonstration will cover the ins and outs of pointe shoes from brand and material choices to fitting and personal customization tricks from ARB's ballerinas. "All About Pointe Shoes" will be held at 5:15 PM in the Princeton Studio, at 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ in the Princeton Shopping Center, above McCaffrey's Supermarket. (more...)
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Hartt Community Division Presents Ballet SNOW WHITE in June
by BWW News Desk - Apr 01, 2013
The Hartt School Community Division (HCD) presents Snow White Friday, June 14, at 7:00 PM; Saturday, June 15, at 7:00 PM; and Sunday, June 16, at 2:00 PM. All performances are held in Millard Auditorium at the University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford. Tickets will be made available to the public on April 20, 2013. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587, or visit hcd.hartford.edu, to purchase tickets. Admission to each performance is $30 for adults; $15 for children 12 and under; and $20 for students and senior citizens with ID. University of Hartford discount rates are not available for this production. Group rates may be available to organizations. Contact Amanda Kilpatrick, Hartt Community Division Dance Department, at 860.768.2491 for more information. (more...)
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Sneak Peek at L.A. Contemporary Dance Company's THEN. NOW. ONWARD!
by Shari Barrett - Mar 19, 2013
L.A. Contemporary Dance Company (LACDC) presents their Spring Repertory Concert THEN. NOW. ONWARD! April 4-7, 2013 on Thursday - Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 7pm at the Diavolo Dance Space in the Brewery in downtown L.A., located at 616 Moulton Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90031. The concert features new work by L.A. choreographers Arianne MacBean, Lindsey Lollie, and Artistic Director, Kate Hutter. The performance will also feature live performance of original music by composers Peter Gonzales and Austin Wintory. Tickets are $20 online or $25 at the door. More info and tickets: onward.brownpaperticket.com (more...)
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