Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation

Celebrating the talent and vision of Richard Avedon on what would have been his 103rd birthday! Thank you for all the amazing sessions. Photos accompanied by Roy Eldridge’s “One Petite Laitue,” one of Dick’s favorite recordings. Photo credits: 1- Richard Avedon and Twyla Tharp, 2003 2- Twyla Tharp wearing shirt designed by Norma Kamali, 1986 3- Twyla Tharp and Jonathan Watts, 1980 4- Twyla Tharp, Richard Colton, Sara Rudner, John Caraffa, Jennifer Way, Tom Rawe, France Mayotte, 1979 5- Mikhail Baryshnikov and Twyla Tharp for Push Comes to Shove, 1976 6- Jennifer Way, Mary Ann Kellogg, Shelley Freydont for Uncle Edgar Dyed His Hair Red, 1981 7- Company for Nine Sinatra Songs, 1982 8- Company dancers for In The Upper Room, 1986 9- Twyla Tharp and Isabella Rossellini and Richard Avedon, 1986 10- Richard Avedon, 1986 11- Tharp with Tom Rawe, Jennifer Way, Rose Marie Wright, and Ken Rinker, 1975 12- Paul Simon, Jesse Huot, Twyla Tharp, Richard Avedon, Mikhail Baryshnikov (and Lauren Michels in the background), 1982 13- Singin’ in the Rain promotional shot, 1985 14- Tharp and company, 1997 15- Twyla Tharp, 1986 All photos by Richard Avedon courtesy of The Avedon Foundation @avedonfoundation

Congratulations to @miamicityballet on their performances of DEUCE COUPE! There are still three more chances to see it this weekend before it closes on Sunday at Broward Center @browardcenter , Fort Lauderdale. Many thanks to Gonzalo Garcia @gonzalogarcia79 and all best wishes for continued success at Miami City Ballet. Heartfelt gratitude to rehearsal directors Kaitlyn Gilliland (@_kaitlyngilliland_ ) and Shelley Washington for a job well done. From an opening night audience member: “Holy Shit Shelley, we just saw the show. What an awesome job… I was really fascinated with links between Bournonville and Tharp. The endless plié, the jump that goes beneath the floor. Actually makes you realize some of the special shit about ballet that tends to get lost.” Photo credits: Dawn Atkins @dawnatkins_ as the Ballerina performing with Miami City Ballet dancers. Photos by Daniel Azoulay @danielazoulayphotography

DEUCE COUPE opens tonight with @miamicityballet ! 1- Rose Marie Wright, Twyla Tharp, Sara Rudner, Isabel Garcia-Lorca and Nina Wiener wearing hats gifted by Beach Boy Dennis Wilson after a show at New York City Center in 1973. Photo by Tom Rawe. 2- Premiere dancers performing in the section “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” with United Graffiti Artists tagging the backdrop live. Photo by Herbert Migdoll, 1973. #unitedgraffitiartists 3- Erika Goodman, Isabel Garcia-Lorca, and Henry Berg performing in the section “How She Boogalooed It.” Photo by Tom Rawe, 1973. 4- Three images of Sara Rudner in the section “Got To Know The Woman.” Photo by Tom Rawe, 1973. 5- Kenneth Rinker, Isabel Garcia-Lorca, Henry Berg, Larry Grenier and Gary Chryst dancing in the section “Alley Oop.” Photo by Tom Rawe, 1973. 6- Beatriz Rodriguez, Sara Rudner and Erika Goodman in left photo and Isabel Garcia-Lorca, Beatriz Rodriguez and Sara Rudner in right photo performing in the section “How She Boogalooed It.” Photos by Herbert Migdoll, 1973. Congratulations to @mikeloveofficial and @aljardine409 still out bringing BEACH BOY joy to the fans.

Congratulations to @wienerstaatsballett for a stellar just concluded run of 10 performances of "In The Upper Room." Gratitude to @alessandraferriofficial_ in her first year directing and to the ever indomitable Shelley Washington in another restaging of "In The Upper Room."

She’s still in motion ✨ and now, so is our website. ✨ We’re excited to unveil our reimagined digital home with rare archival photos and video from over 180 works spanning decades of innovation, pages dedicated to premiere performance dancers and foundation activities, as well as information about upcoming performances. Discover the choreography behind the legacy. Link in bio.

Words to live by. From the brilliant mind of Daniel Ulbricht.

What is NINE SINATRA SONGS? Hope you can join us at New York City Center for IN THE UPPER ROOM & NINE SINATRA SONGS. Opening tonight and playing through October 23rd.

Recognizing the joy of Jerome Robbins on what have been his 104th birthday!

We hope you can join us for two Tharp classics at New York City Center. October 19-October 23, 2022. See you there!

All our love to dearest Ken, our first man.

The world’s most iconic living choreographer Twyla Tharp premiered her first ballet at City Center during the 1973 season of The Joffrey Ballet. So, nearly half a century later, there is no more fitting place to celebrate the pioneering artist than on the City Center stage in this once-in-a-lifetime event. Stars from three of New York’s premiere dance companies—Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s James Gilmer and Jacquelin Harris; American Ballet Theatre’s Aran Bell and Catherine Hurlin; and New York City Ballet’s Sara Mearns, Roman Mejia, and Tiler Peck—are joined by Tony-nominated actor and dancer Robbie Fairchild in a program of duets and two world premieres including an ensemble finale featuring the principal dancers and a group of young performers, the next generation to glory in Tharp’s genius. TWYLA NOW Nov 17 – 21, 2021 Tickets start at $35 Site: /pdps/2021-2022/twyla-now/

The day has arrived! We hope you can all join us tonight for the premiere of TWYLA MOVES, a part of AMERICAN MASTERS on PBS. Executive Produced by Michael Kantor and directed by Steven Cantor, TWYLA MOVES airs at 9 PM EST on WNET. Check your local listings for viewing times in your area.