Twyla Tharp Dance Comes to The Joyce Theater in February

The Joyce Theater will welcome back Twyla Tharp next month. Presenting a program of two world premieres and one classic work, her sensational company of dancers, Twyla Tharp Dance, will play The Joyce Theater from February 13-25. Tickets, ranging in price from $12-$82 (including fees), can be purchased at www.Joyce.org, or by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street. For more information, please visit www.Joyce.org. 

With her signature wit, technical precision, and joyful ease, Twyla Tharp continues to expand her artistic range in her seventh decade of dance as her eponymous company returns to the legendary Joyce Theater. The boundary-breaking dancemaker will put her celebrated creative vision on full display with a pair of world premieres. The remarkable artists of her company, Twyla Tharp Dance, will also take on a classic work from the choreographer's extensive repertoire, once again proving that the artistry of this world-renowned master of movement knows no bounds. The world premieres include Brel, a solo set to music by Jacques Brel and performed on alternating performances by Herman Cornejo and Daniel Ulbricht, and The Ballet Master, set to music by Simeon ten Holt and Vivaldi and performed by Miriam Gittens, Daisy Jacobson, John Selya, Reed Tankersley, Jake Tribus, Cassandra Trenary, and Daniel Ulbricht. The new works will be complimented by Ocean's Motion (1975), set to music by Chuck Berry and performed by Miriam Gittens, Daisy Jacobson, Skye Mattox, Reed Tankersley, and Jake Tribus.

Since graduating from Barnard College in 1963, Twyla Tharp has choreographed more than one hundred sixty works: one hundred twenty-nine dances, twelve television specials, six Hollywood movies, four full-length ballets, four Broadway shows and two figure skating routines.  She received one Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, nineteen honorary doctorates, the Vietnam Veterans of America President's Award, the 2004 National Medal of the Arts, the 2008 Jerome Robbins Prize, and a 2008 Kennedy Center Honor.  Her many grants include the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship.  She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and an Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

In 1965, Ms. Tharp founded her dance company, Twyla Tharp Dance.  Her dances are known for creativity, wit and technical precision coupled with a streetwise nonchalance.  By combining different forms of movement – such as jazz, ballet, boxing, and inventions of her own making – Ms. Tharp's work expands the boundaries of ballet and modern dance.  

In addition to choreographing for her own company, she has created dances for The Joffrey Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, The Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet, New York City Ballet, The Boston Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The Martha Graham Dance Company, Miami City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, and Royal Winnipeg Ballet.  Today, ballet and dance companies around the world continue to perform Ms. Tharp's works.