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Twyla Tharp is an American dancer, choreographer, and author known for her innovative work blending classical ballet and modern dance. She has created more than 160 works for her own company and for major ballet and theater companies worldwide, earning numerous awards including Emmys and a Tony.
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The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
In this influential guide, renowned choreographer Twyla Tharp shares her insights on creativity as a disciplined, learnable process. Drawing from her decades of experience in dance and art, Tharp offers practical exercises and reflections to help readers develop creative habits, overcome blocks, and sustain artistic productivity across any field.
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The Box
Every project I begin starts with a box. It’s nothing fancy—sometimes cardboard, sometimes plastic—but it is sacred. Into this box goes everything related to the work I’m about to make: notes, sketches, photographs, newspaper clippings, bits of music, even physical objects that spark ideas. The box ...
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Rituals of Preparation
My daily rituals are not about superstition or control—they are about beginnings. Creativity needs a threshold: something that tells you it’s time to cross from the ordinary world into the creative one. For me, that threshold is my morning routine. Before the sun rises, I get up, dress, hail a cab, ...
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About Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp is an American dancer, choreographer, and author known for her innovative work blending classical ballet and modern dance. She has created more than 160 works for her own company and for major ballet and theater companies worldwide, earning numerous awards including Emmys and a Tony.
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