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Friday, April 09, 2021
Twyla Tharp On Choreographing Through Lockdown: 'Dance Can Give Community'
NPR: Neither the pandemic nor age can keep legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp from her work. During the height of the COVID-19 lockdown, Tharp, now 79, choreographed several dances through through Zoom. One was with four dancers — each of whom was in a different time zone.
1 comment:
Evan Riley
said...
This article was pretty interesting. I have not heard of much from the dance world during this pandemic. I think it is much harder to do a dance from home. First off everything would have to be solos and then also everyone would have to find space in their apartments or homes to have the room to dance. I think that dancers will definitely benefit from getting back into the theatre. I think that the art of dance can be caught on camera pretty well so I think they can put on shows and have them recorded and presented digitally. Twyla Twarp’s was so inspiring. To hear how she has come against so many obstacles and became one of the most famous choreographers of our time. I think she is remarkable because she not only is the best at ballet but she pushes the boundaries of what we define as dance and what is traditionally seen as certain categories and genres of movement.
1 comment:
This article was pretty interesting. I have not heard of much from the dance world during this pandemic. I think it is much harder to do a dance from home. First off everything would have to be solos and then also everyone would have to find space in their apartments or homes to have the room to dance. I think that dancers will definitely benefit from getting back into the theatre. I think that the art of dance can be caught on camera pretty well so I think they can put on shows and have them recorded and presented digitally. Twyla Twarp’s was so inspiring. To hear how she has come against so many obstacles and became one of the most famous choreographers of our time. I think she is remarkable because she not only is the best at ballet but she pushes the boundaries of what we define as dance and what is traditionally seen as certain categories and genres of movement.
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