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Twyla Tharp: Dancer and Choreographer Strives for Innovation

Twyla Tharp, Dancer, Choreographer

Twyla Tharp doesn't do downtime. That's particularly true with this fall's double whammy: the première of her Sinatra musical, Come Fly With Me, and the publication of her new book, The Collabo rative Habit. Full Article at U.S. News & World Report

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  1. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 03: (L-R) Charlie Pignone, president of Sinatra enterprises, director Twyla Tharp, Pat Mitchell, president of The Payley Center, singer Frank Sinatra, Jr. and photographer William Friedkin attend Unseen Sinatra: Carnegie Hall, 1980 at The Paley Center for Media on November 3,...
  2. First Lady Laura Bush (2nd R) shakes hands with 2008 Kennedy Center Honors award recipient singer George Jones (3rd R) as she arrives alongside US President George W. Bush (R) during the award ceremony at the John. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on December 7, 2008.
  3. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 6: The 2008 Kennedy Center honorees, (L-R) Singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, dancer/choreographer Twyla Tharp, actor Morgan Freeman, actress/singer Barbra Streisand and country music singer George Jones pose for the formal group photo following the Artist's Di...
  4. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23: Actress Juliana Paes attends the 37th International Emmy Awards gala at the New York Hilton and Towers on November 23, 2009 in New York City.
  5. Nominated actress Cecilia Suarez, of Mexico, arrives to the 37th International Emmy Awards, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in New York.
  6. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: Anchorwoman Hoda Kotb attends the 30th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on September 21, 2009 in New York City.
  7. Actor Michael Emerson from the TV show 'Lost' holds the Best Supporting Actor award for a Drama series, in the press room during the 2009 Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on September 20, 2009.

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