I've always believed that a dance evening energizes an audience, that an audience goes out feeling chemically stronger and more optimistic. This is what I understand about dance. And this is an important thing. We need this. Our culture needs it. Twyla Tharp audiencebelievechemically share on social
With each piece I've completed I have worked to make it intact, and each of them has been an equal high. It's like children. A mother refuses to pick out one as a favorite, and I can't do any better with the dances. Twyla Tharp childcompletedance share on social
No artist is well served in thinking what will happen to their works. The best one can hope is that they'll enter the mainstream, and people will pull bits and pieces from them. Twyla Tharp artistbitenter Change image and share on social
I often say that in making dances I can make a world where I think things are done morally, done democratically, done honestly. Twyla Tharp dancedemocraticallyhonestly Change image and share on social
In the not-for-profit world, there can be wastefulness because there's not the desperate urgency of when you're on a clock. Twyla Tharp clockdesperateprofit Change image and share on social
It's very difficult for me to do fund raising for my own organization if I'm working for other companies because sponsors will say, 'Well, hey, man, if she's doing a ballet for Ballet Theatre, we'll give money to Ballet Theatre.' Twyla Tharp balletcompanydifficult share on social
When I started making dances in the '60s, narrative dance was sort of off the radar screen. What was important at the time in the avant-garde was minimalism. Twyla Tharp 60savantdance Change image and share on social
What I do remember is visualization of the sound of music, seeing bodies in movement in relation to how music sounded, because my mother practiced at the keyboard a lot and I also went to her lessons. As a two year old, three year old I remember seeing things in movement. Twyla Tharp bodykeyboardlesson share on social
The rewards of dancing are very different from choreographing. Twyla Tharp choreographdancereward Change image and share on social
My dancers expect me to deliver because my choreography represents their livelihood. Twyla Tharp choreographydancerdeliver Change image and share on social
