1.0American Mastershttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmastersDavid Polkhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/author/polkd/How does Twyla Tharp create new dances? | American Masters | PBSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Z7XLrS8kP0"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/quarantine-choreography-kkvtw0/17410/">How does Twyla Tharp create new dances?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/quarantine-choreography-kkvtw0/17410/embed/#?secret=Z7XLrS8kP0" width="600" height="338" title="“How does Twyla Tharp create new dances?” — American Masters" data-secret="Z7XLrS8kP0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/files/2021/03/E7SFmY3-asset-mezzanine-16x9-8P8IIbC.jpg19201080Choreographer Twyla Tharp comes up with new dance ideas not by writing them down but by dancing them out first herself. Her process, as she shows here, is very physical, even into her 80's.