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Author: Donald Hutera

Posted on July 15, 1997April 1, 2017

Twila Tharp’s Kinetic Meditations

Twyla Tharp’s motor runs fast. Probably the most famous American modern dance-maker since Martha Graham, she can come off as brusque, even intimidating. Her spiky personality is partly the defense of an admittedly shy person. But it is also that she is so brainy, and so busy, that she can’t afford to suffer fools gladly.

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