Twyla Tharp on Her Troupe's 50th Anniversary, Muscle Memory, and Finding Dancers With Personality
At 74, choreographer Twyla Tharp is overdue for a breather. Over a 50-year career, she's continually evolved, making dances that blend the rigor and technique of ballet, the loose insouciance of jazz, the unpretentiousness of pedestrian movement, and her own razor-sharp wit into a style that's wholly her own yet ... More »