Howling near heaven : Twyla Tharp and the reinvention of modern dance /

Siegel, Marcia B.,

Howling near heaven : Twyla Tharp and the reinvention of modern dance / Twyla Tharp and the reinvention of modern dance Marcia B. Siegel. - First edition. - viii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-312) and index.

Leotard days 1965-1966 -- Dance activities 1967-1969 -- The end of Amazonia 1969-1971 -- The entertainer 1971-1973 -- Local to express 1973-1975 -- The big leagues 1975-1978 -- Hodge podge rummage 1976-1979 -- Family business 1979-1981 -- Romance and the opposite 1982-1983 -- Three-way stretch 1983-1990 -- The anti-company 1990-1995 -- Near heaven 1995-2005 -- An audience of one.

Traces the career of American choreographer Twyla Tharp, focusing on the role she has played in the development and transformation of modern dance.

0312232942 9780312232948

2005044685


Tharp, Twyla.


Choreographers--United States--Biography
Modern dance--History--United States

GV1785.T43 / S54 2006

792.82092

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