By Robert Gottlieb 11/11/02 12:00am

Twyla Tharp’s America Takes Over Broadway

Twyla Tharp once said to me, “George Balanchine is God.” She herself doesn’t seem interested in being God; the universe, the nature of man and love, the future of the art-these aren’t the things that concern her. On the other hand, she’s just accomplished something that God clearly hasn’t had time for: With Movin’ Out Read More

By Robert Gottlieb 2/12/01 12:00am

Twyla Tharp Back Yet Again With New Company, New Home

Has there ever been a dance career with more ups and downs than Twyla Tharp’s? Or with more varied ambitions? Or larger ambition? She danced for Paul Taylor while still at Barnard College, then in 1965 presented her first experimental pieces usually to no music, and performed in a park or a museum or wherever. Read More