Nothing is more terrifying to me, really, than the status quo. I'll make mistakes before I keep doing something the same way. Twyla Tharp makemistakequo Change image and share on social
Desire is the first thing a modern dancer should have. Skill can be developed. But if you don't have desire as a modern dancer, forget it. Twyla Tharp dancerdesiredevelop 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
Well, Mozart is extraordinary not only in that he became virtuoso along the lines of his father, but that he had that compositional gift, that melodic gift. By the time he was four, he was doing piano concertos with harmony in the background. Twyla Tharp backgroundcompositionalconcerto share on social
A dancer's life is all about repetition. Twyla Tharp dancerliferepetition Change image and share on social
My mother was the first woman in the county in Indiana where we were born, in Jay County, to have a college degree. She was educated as a pianist and she wanted to concertize, but when the war came she was married, had a family, so she started teaching. Twyla Tharp bearcollegeconcertize 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 was a kid, the avant-garde to me was boring because it was just the flip side of being really successful. Twyla Tharp avantboreflip Change image and share on social
There's the tradition of the 19th-century ballets, and the 20th century has had a difficult time with that tradition. And it's had a difficult time with many components of the Romantic imagination because of modernism. Twyla Tharp 19th20thballet share on social
