Twyla Tharp

The necessity to constantly turn in an excellent performance, to be absolutely wedded to this dedication and this ideal means that as a child you're going to pay for it personally. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#child #constantly #dedication #excellent #going

Art is an investigation. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#investigation

I am fairly concise when I work and I work quickly because I think work is done better in a high gear than done our in a gear when everyone's exhausted. Get focused, do it! ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#because #better #concise #done #everyone

I don't mean this, but I'm going to say it anyway. I don't really think of pop art and serious art as being that far apart. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#apart #art #being #far #going

I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it to be excellent. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#dancing #elitist #excellent #form #haven

I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#entire #entire life #gift #great #great gift

I never studied with Balanchine, but his work was very important to me. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#i #important #me #never #studied

I started formal piano training when I was 4. From there I had little violas, and I had dancing lessons of every sort and description, and painting lessons. I had German. And shorthand. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#description #every #formal #german #had

I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last year she was teaching. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#graham #i #last #last year #martha

I work because I have issues and questions and feelings and thoughts that I want to have a look at. I'm not in need of, or wanting, particularly, to know what other folk are up to. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

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