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
In those days, male dancers were a rarer breed than women. as they are still today, A good male dancer, one as strong as we were, was very difficult to come by if you couldn't afford to pay them. Twyla Tharp affordbreeddancer Change image and share on social
I don't think politicians should be allowed into power who are not familiar with their bodies, because that's where our bottom line is. And I know that they would make totally different decisions if they felt responsible simply for their own bodies. Twyla Tharp allowbodybottom share on social
My favorite audience is everybody. I worked in a drive-in theater from the time I was 8 years old until I went to college, and I'm accustomed to everybody can buy a ticket and everybody should be taken into account. Twyla Tharp accountaccustomaudience share on social
Playwrights have texts, composers have scores, painters and sculptors have the residue of those activities, and dance is traditionally an ephemeral, effervescent, here-today-gone-tomorrow kind of thing. Twyla Tharp activitycomposerdance share on social
I'm not satisfied sitting in just the world of abstract work. Twyla Tharp abstractsatisfysit Change image and share on social
The ultimate point of a piece for me is that it drives the next one. Does it open new doors? That's the success of a piece. Twyla Tharp doordriveopen Change image and share on social
My own physicality, not an abstract idea, makes me a choreographer. Twyla Tharp abstractchoreographeridea Change image and share on social
There is obviously a power and a truth in action that doesn't lie, which words easily can do. Twyla Tharp actioneasilylie Change image and share on social
Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism. Twyla Tharp cynicismdegreeenergize Change image and share on social
