Twyla Tharp

Twyla Tharp is an American choreographer and dancer known for combining ballet, modern dance and everyday movement. Her work spans dance companies, films and Broadway, including the Tony-winning musical Movin’ Out; she also wrote The Creative Habit.

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New York · 2003

Tharp described this New York working pattern in her 2003 book The Creative Habit. Early exercise prepared the way for solo studio work, rehearsals and business. Her waking time and some durations are explicit; later clock positions follow the sequence she describes.