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...Mikhail Baryshnikov dances Twyla Tharp's Push Comes to Shove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Of The Century | 6/8/1998 | See Source »

...tone of the trilogy's first ballet, "Waterbaby Bagatelles," with choreography by the ultra-innovative Twyla Tharp, ranges from hauntingly mechanical to precociously cute. A gigantic grid of flourescent lights dangling at varying angles just inches above the dancers' heads adds to the surreal, Blade Runner-esque mood onstage. No-sweat-showing spandex and stretch velvet seem to be costume designer Santo Loquasto's fabrics of choice for this production--the men don shimmery silver tank tops and billowy white pants, while the women wear either two-color fluttery gowns resembling beach cover-ups, or bathing beauty-style suits...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Boston Ballet Gives a High Voltage Performance | 3/13/1998 | See Source »

America leads the world in dance, for instance, and yet an innovative genius like choreographer Twyla Tharp lacks the money to maintain a permanent company. This is a national embarrassment. Such people shouldn't have to go begging in corporate boardrooms. But in America, artists are always on probation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PULLING THE FUSE ON CULTURE | 8/7/1995 | See Source »

...Waterbaby Bagatelles" (1994), with its fetish for the aesthetic, is Twyla Tharp's gesture towards more conventional dance. It comes complete with dazzling moves, eclectic jazzy tunes, beautiful aqua bathing costumes and clever florscent scenic effects; it is everything a ballet should...

Author: By Marc R. Talusan, | Title: Complicated Rhythm | 4/6/1995 | See Source »

American Festival. Through March 19. Wang Center. 931-ARTS. Twyla Tharp in the Upper Room with music by Philip Glass. Paul Taylor Company B with the music of The Andrews Sisters. Merce Cunningham Breakers with music by John Driscoll...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Not At Harvard | 3/16/1995 | See Source »

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