Twyla Tharp

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American dancer and choreographer

United States WritersBorn 1941 · age 85

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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.

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Tharp in 1981

Awards 9

2018honorary doctor of Harvard University

2013Capezio Dance Award

Guggenheim Fellowship

MacArthur Fellows Program

National Medal of Arts

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography

Kennedy Center Honors

Drama League Award

National Dance Awards

Connected to Twyla 6

Nicholas RayAlso in Hair (1979)

Ellen FoleyAlso in Hair (1979)

Alan YentobAlso in The Catherine Wheel (1982)

Nell CarterAlso in Hair (1979)

Charlayne WoodardAlso in Hair (1979)

Charlotte RaeAlso in Hair (1979)

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