Howling Near Heaven, Second Edition
Twyla Tharp and the Reinvention of Modern Dance
By Marcia B. Siegel | Publisher: University Press of Florida
About the book
For more than five decades, Twyla Tharp has been a phenomenon in American dance, a choreographer who not only broke the rules but refused to repeat her own successes. Tharp has made movies, television specials, and nearly one hundred riveting dance works. Her dance show Movin’ Out ran on Broadway for three years and won Tharp a Tony award for Best Choreography.
Howling Near Heaven is the only in-depth study of Twyla Tharp’s unique, restless creativity. This second edition features a new forward that brings the account of Tharp’s work up to date and discusses how dance and dance-making in the United States have changed in recent years. This is the story of a choreographer who refused to be pigeonholed and the dancers who accompanied her as she sped across the frontiers of dance.
Editions of Howling Near Heaven, Second Edition
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780813068145
- EBook
- ISBN 9780813065564
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For more than five decades, Twyla Tharp has been a phenomenon in American dance, a choreographer who not only broke the rules but refused to repeat her own successes. Tharp has made movies, television specials, and nearly one hundred riveting dance works. Her dance show Movin’ Out ran on Broadway for three years and won Tharp a Tony award for Best Choreography.
Howling Near Heaven is the only in-depth study of Twyla Tharp’s unique, restless creativity. This second edition features a new forward that brings the account of Tharp’s work up to date and discusses how dance and dance-making in the United States have changed in recent years. This is the story of a choreographer who refused to be pigeonholed and the dancers who accompanied her as she sped across the frontiers of dance.
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What is Howling Near Heaven, Second Edition about?
For more than five decades, Twyla Tharp has been a phenomenon in American dance, a choreographer who not only broke the rules but refused to repeat her own successes. Tharp has made movies, television specials, and nearly one hundred riveting dance works. Her dance show Movin’ Out ran on Broadway for three years and won Tharp a Tony award for Best Choreography.
Howling Near Heaven is the only in-depth study of Twyla Tharp’s unique, restless creativity. This second edition features a new forward that brings the account of Tharp’s work up to date and discusses how dance and dance-making in the United States have changed in recent years. This is the story of a choreographer who refused to be pigeonholed and the dancers who accompanied her as she sped across the frontiers of dance.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Howling Near Heaven, Second Edition?
The Arts > Performing arts > Dance > Ballet
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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780813068145
How long is Howling Near Heaven, Second Edition and how many pages does it have?
Howling Near Heaven, Second Edition has 368 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Howling Near Heaven, Second Edition?
Marcia B. Siegel
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Howling Near Heaven, Second Edition is available as paperback(ISBN 9780813068145) and ebook(ISBN 9780813065564)
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