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Tharp and ,"
Choreographer Twyla Tharp used the Sinatra version in her ballet " Sinatra Suite ," originally performed by Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Tharp and time
Her parents opened a drive-in movie theater, where Tharp worked from the time she was 8 years old.
In 1988, Twyla Tharp Dance merged with American Ballet Theatre, since which time ABT has held the world premieres of sixteen of Tharp's works.
Tharp allowed his cattle to graze the meadow, but at the same time had a respect for the grandeur of the forest and led early battles against logging in the area.
From time to time, Tharp received visits from John Muir, who would stay at Tharp's log cabin.
Elizabeth married John Tharp some time in 1766 and, on December 31, 1766, Articles of Agreement were signed " granting to John Tharp, husband of Elizabeth joint devisee with her sister under Will of Thomas Partridge her brother to Potosi and Flamstead Estates, management of same until said devisees are both of age ".

Tharp and for
In 1973, Tharp choreographed Deuce Coupe to the music of The Beach Boys for the Joffrey Ballet.
Tharp has since choreographed dances for: Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet, New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Miami City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance and Martha Graham Dance Company.
Tharp has written three books: an early autobiography, Push Comes to Shove ( 1992 ; Bantam Books ); The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life ( 2003, Simon & Schuster ), translated into Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Thai and Japanese ; “ The Collaborative Habit ” ( 2009, Simon & Schuster ), also translated into Thai, Chinese and Korean.
* Emmy Awards for Baryshnikov by Tharp choreography and co-direction, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
* Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for Baryshnikov by Tharp
Tharp choreographed Push Comes To Shove for ABT and Baryshnikov in 1976 ; in 1986 she created In The Upper Room for her own company.
In 1981, Byrne partnered with choreographer Twyla Tharp, scoring music he wrote that appeared on his album, The Catherine Wheel for a ballet with the same name, prominently featuring unusual rhythms and lyrics.
The Loyalist-Patriot conflict in Darien is the setting for the novel Tory Hole, the first book by children's author Louise Hall Tharp.
** Greg Tharp ( video producer ), Joseph Kahn ( video director ) & Eminem for " Without Me "
His main goal in leaving the Soviet Union was to work with these innovators ; in the first two years after his defection, he danced for no fewer than 13 different choreographers, including Jerome Robbins, Glen Tetley, Alvin Ailey, and Twyla Tharp.
Current and former faculty include Charles Tharp, former SVP of HR at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Saks ; Kevin Hallock, board member for WorldatWork ; Francine D. Blau ( also ILR alumna ), first female recipient of the IZA Prize ; and the 4th U. S. Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins -- the first female U. S. Cabinet member, the longest-serving ( 12 years ) Secretary of Labor, witness to the Triangle Factory fire, and champion of both the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Social Security Act.
** The Catherine Wheel ( album ), a recording of David Byrne's musical score commissioned by Twyla Tharp for her dance project of the same name
Consequently, Tim Rice recommended him for the lead role in the Billy Joel / Twyla Tharp musical Movin ' Out in America.
For example, paramedic Teresa Tharp, from Sussex County Delaware was an NOC agent for several years, working to infiltrate the poultry industry on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Centre's Norton Center for the Arts has hosted performers such as violinist Itzhak Perlman, dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov and Twyla Tharp, the Boston Pops, the New York Philharmonic, Henry Mancini, jazz vocalists Pearl Bailey and Sarah Vaughn, the Orchestre de Paris with Daniel Barenboim, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Beach Boys, Willie Nelson, Travis Tritt, LeAnn Rimes, Lyle Lovett, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, crooner Tony Bennett, The Chieftains, Three Dog Night, David Copperfield, Dolly Parton, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ben Folds, They Might Be Giants, and musicals such as Rent, Titanic, Annie Get Your Gun, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hairspray, My Fair Lady and Ain't Misbehavin ' featuring Ruben Studdard.
Her leading roles in the classics included Odette / Odile in Swan Lake, Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty and Kitri in Don Quixote, and she created roles for Ashley Page, David Bintley, Michael Corder, Emma Diamond, Wayne McGregor, Glen Tetley and Twyla Tharp.
* Ballets created on Corella by today's choreographers: For 4 by Christopher Wheeldon, Non Troppo by Mark Morris, The Pied Piper by David Parsons, HereAfter by Natalie Weir & Stanton Welch, Meadow by Lar Lubovitch, Baroque Game by Robert Hill, Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra by Robert Hill, Known by Heart by Twyla Tharp, Getting Closer by John Neumeier, Sin and Tonic by James Kudelka, and both Clear and We Got it Good by choreographer Stanton Welch.
Having lost three straight elections for governor, the minority Democratic Party found a candidate of their own from down state in Tharp.
The Mexican-American War began shortly before Tharp took office, and it was a war he and most Delawareans questioned the need for.

Tharp and life
Catherine Tharp Altvater lived in Scott the last ten years of her life.

Tharp and .
As of 2008, the mayor is Iris Tharp.
Twyla Tharp ( born July 1, 1941 ) is an American dancer and choreographer, who lives and works in New York City.
Tharp was born in 1941 on a farm in Portland, Indiana, and was named after Twila Thornburg, the " Pig Princess " of the 89th Annual Muncie Fair in Indiana.
When Tharp was a young child she spent a few months each year living with her Quaker grandparents on their farm in Indiana.
Tharp attended Pomona College in California but later transferred to Barnard College in New York City, where she graduated with a degree in Art History in 1963.
In 1963 Tharp joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company.
In 1969, she formed her own company, Twyla Tharp Dance.
From 1971 to 1988, Twyla Tharp Dance performed original works around the world.
Tharp also created the dance roadshow Cutting Up, ( 1991 ) with Mikhail Baryshnikov, which went on to tour and appeared in 28 cities over two months.
In the summer of 2000, Twyla Tharp Dance regrouped with entirely new dancers.
Tharp Dance company performed Tharp's choreography around the world.
With this company, Tharp developed the material that would go on to become Movin ' Out, a musical featuring the songs of Billy Joel and featuring most of the dancers that were in Tharp Dance.
In 2012, Tharp created the full-length ballet The Princess and the Goblin., based on the story by George MacDonald.
In 1980, Tharp's work first appeared on Broadway with Twyla Tharp Dance performing When We Were Very Young, followed in 1981 by The Catherine Wheel, her collaboration with David Byrne at the Winter Garden.
Tharp premiered her dance musical Movin ' Out, set to the music and lyrics of Billy Joel in Chicago in 2001.
Movin ' Out received ten Tony nominations and Tharp was named Best Choreographer.
Tharp opened a new show titled The Times They Are a-Changin ', to the music of Bob Dylan in 2005 at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego.
In 2009, Tharp worked with the songs of Frank Sinatra to mount Come Fly With Me, which ran at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta and was the best selling four-week run as of the date of closing in 2009.
Tharp co-directed the award-winning television special " Baryshnikov by Tharp " in 1984.

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