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Howling near heaven : Twyla Tharp and the reinvention of modern dance / Marcia B. Siegel.
Van Pelt Library GV1785.T43 S54 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Siegel, Marcia B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tharp, Twyla.
- Choreographers--United States--Biography.
- Choreographers.
- United States.
- Modern dance--United States--History.
- Modern dance.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 326 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- Advance Praise for "Howling Near Heaven" " It' s damn good. I recommend it." ---Paul Taylor " Wordcraft meets dancecraft on equal terms in this unique biography. Siegel illuminates the life of a driven dancemaker by making the dances tell the tale. An astounding achievement." ---Bruce Marks, artistic director emeritus, Boston Ballet
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [308]-312) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0312232942
- OCLC:
- 61821860
- Publisher Number:
- 9780312232948
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