Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharpis an American dancer, choreographer, and author who lives and works in New York City. In 1966, she formed her own company Twyla Tharp Dance. Her work often utilizes classical music, jazz, and contemporary pop music...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDancer
Date of Birth1 July 1941
CityPortland, IN
CountryUnited States of America
creative together faith-and-love
When it all comes together, a creative life has the nourishing power we normally associate with food, love and faith.
creativity thinking structure
I don't think that scheduling is uncreative. I think that structure is required for creativity.
concentration
Concentrate: you can't have it all.
girl dark thinking
I think a sense of humor will help get a girl out of a dark place.
discipline luck talent
Everyone has a talent. It's simply a question of good discipline, of the good fortune to have an education that meshes with that talent, and a lot of luck.
architecture wells feels
I feel I can handle the architecture of dance as well as anybody.
attention inattention survived
I've survived inattention. I hope to God I survive attention.
falling-in-love fall invitations
A commission is an invitation to fall in love.
style way fundamentals
I've always found it necessity to strip away everything but the most fundamental ways to work - the rest is style.
simple perfect answers
Easily acquired. Inexpensive. Perfectly functional. Portable. Identifiable. Disposable. Eternal enough. These are my criteria for the perfect storage system. And I’ve found the answer in the simple file box.
art love-you elements
If you're speaking of love, you really must include the element of uncertainty - and perhaps it's best approached as the art of constant maintenance.
running records spine
I have a sort of tactility about music. I go into record stores and just run my fingers over it, the spines.
keys two creative
The last two - distractions and fears - are the dangerous ones. They're the habitual demons that invade the launch of any project. No one starts a creative endeavor without a certain amount of fear; the key is to learn how to keep free-floating fears from paralyzing you before you've begun. When I feel that sense of dread, I try to make it as specific as possible.
creativity wrestling creative
In the end, there is no ideal condition for creativity. What works for one person is useless for another. The only criterion is this: Make it easy on yourself. Find a working environment where the prospect of wrestling with your muse doesn't scare you, doesn't shut you down. It should make you want to be there, and once you find it, stick with it. To get the creative habit, you need a working environment that's habit-forming. All preferred working states, no matter how eccentric, have one thing in common: When you enter into them, they compel you to get started.