In the upper room | THARP

This ballet is one of many  dances  whose meaning is generated by the  the richness of its choreographic execution.  With music composed by Philip Glass, it radiates physicality and that vivacity which is so characteristic of  Twyla Tharp, who engages in a parallel exploration of contemporary and classical ballet. These ballets overflow with Twyla Tharp’s ever renewable energy. A great dancer-poet of popular American culture, she captures the urgency and the vigor of the contemporary landscape with her singular but always communicative style. By integrating diverse influences, her choreography breathes life into the classical vocabulary, using inflections from jazz and pop, creating a perfect dance correlative for the world we live in.

"In the upper room" | THARP
Choreography: Twyla Tharp
Re-staged by: Stacy Caddell and Keith Roberts
Music: Philip Glass
Costumes: Norma Kamali
Lighting: Jennifer Tipton
Duration: 45 min

World premiere by Twyla Tharp Dance Company, on August 28th 1986, Festival de Ravinia, Illinois, USA
Premiere by Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo on December 26th 2008, Grimaldi Forum Monaco