Even after more than a decade in New York City, there are still many New York things that we have not done. We knocked two things off that list last night: we saw the American Ballet Theatre perform and we were inside in the Metropolitan Opera House. As part of its 70th Anniversary, ABT offered [...]
One of Twyla Tharp’s most widely seen works is the choreography she did for the film version of Hair in 1979. Here’s the opening number from the film, “Aquarius.” Tharp even gets the horses to dance.
In 2002 Twyla Tharp teamed up with Billy Joel to create Movin’ Out, a dance theater piece that used Joel’s song catalog to create effect. Tharp won a 2003 Tony Award for her choreography. Tharp is back on Broadway next month with Come Fly Away, which will use the music of Frank Sinatra. Here’s a [...]
