Howling near heaven
Subtitle: Twyla Tharp and the reinvention of modern dance
By: Marcia B. Siegel
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780312232948
Subjects: Modern dance; Choreographers; Biography; History
Description: Traces the career of American choreographer Twyla Tharp, focusing on the role she has played in the development and transformation of modern dance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [308]-312) and index.
Table of contents: title: Leotard days 1965-1966; title: Dance activities 1967-1969; title: The end of Amazonia 1969-1971; title: The entertainer 1971-1973; title: Local to express 1973-1975; title: The big leagues 1975-1978; title: Hodge podge rummage 1976-1979; title: Family business 1979-1981; title: Romance and the opposite 1982-1983; title: Three-way stretch 1983-1990; title: The anti-company 1990-1995; title: Near heaven 1995-2005; title: An audience of one.