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Twyla Tharp

トワイラ・サープ　/　とわいら・さーぷ

American choreographer

July 1, 1941 (age 84)　・　Portland, Indiana, United States

Indiana
choreographer
writer
dancer

My Take

Twyla Tharp is one of those rare artists who treats genre boundaries as suggestions rather than walls. What fascinates me most isn't the avalanche of honors, from the MacArthur to a Harvard honorary doctorate, but the sheer stubbornness behind them. She built her own company, folded it into American Ballet Theatre, then rebuilt it again, refusing to let institutional gravity slow her down. Mixing classical, jazz and pop took real nerve in a tradition that prizes purity. For me, her real legacy is proving that discipline and rebellion can live in the same body, well past an age when most have stopped moving.

Overview

Twyla Tharp (; born July 1, 1941) 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Twyla Tharp
Name (Japanese): トワイラ・サープ
Reading: とわいら・さーぷ
Born: July 1, 1941 (age 84)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Snake
Origin: Portland, Indiana, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: choreographer / writer / dancer / ballet dancer / film director

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Barnard College

Awards & achievements

Guggenheim Fellowship
MacArthur Fellows Program
National Medal of Arts
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
2013 Capezio Dance Award
Kennedy Center Honors
2018 honorary doctor of Harvard University
Drama League Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.twylatharp.org
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97

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