There s no stopping Twyla Tharp, even as she approaches 80
At 79, choreographer Twyla Tharp says she is in remarkable physical condition and has always pushed myself to a limit beyond which others do not go. (Stick Figure Films)
Twyla Tharp, seen instructing Pacific Northwest Ballet in 2008, has worked remotely with dancers she s never met in person amid the pandemic. (Marc von Borstel)
Published April 05. 2021 6:51AM
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To say Twyla Tharp is still at it after all these years would be inaccurate. Because there is never anything still about Twyla Tharp.
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Barbara Weisberger, a Force in American Ballet, Dies at 94
She founded the Pennsylvania Ballet, with George Balanchine as an adviser, and turned it into a nationally acclaimed company.
Barbara Weisberger teaching a class at the Pennsylvania Ballet in 1963. As its founder and artistic director, she created, in the words of one critic, “absolutely one of the best troupes in the country.”Credit.Pennsylvania Ballet
Published Jan. 13, 2021Updated Jan. 15, 2021
Barbara Weisberger, who founded the Pennsylvania Ballet in Philadelphia with a steadfast vision that transformed the troupe into a nationally acclaimed company, died on Dec. 23 at her home in Kingston, Pa. She was 94.