Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharpis an American dancer, choreographer, and author who lives and works in New York City. In 1966, she formed her own company Twyla Tharp Dance. Her work often utilizes classical music, jazz, and contemporary pop music...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDancer
Date of Birth1 July 1941
CityPortland, IN
CountryUnited States of America
doubt comfort routine
By making the start of the sequence automatic, they replace doubt and fear with comfort and routine.
challenges great-gifts
I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.
sleep night thinking
I think people want very much to simplify their lives enough so that they can control the things that make it possible to sleep at night.
art creativity writing
Creativity is an act of defiance.
book believe years
I read for growth, firmly believing that what you are today and what you will be in five years depends on two things: the people you meet and the books you read.
creativity bad-ass laughing
The thing about creativity is, people are going to laugh at it. Get over it.
art metaphor
Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art.
happiness creativity entrepreneur
Everything is raw material. Everything is relevant. Everything is usable. Everything feeds into my creativity. But without proper preparation, I cannot see it, retain it, and use it.
dance dancing splits
Dancing is like bank robbery, it takes split-second timing.
judgment
Judgment is not my business. Existing is my business.
fall good-luck destiny
I cannot overstate how much a generous spirit contributes to good luck. Look at the luckiest people around you, the ones you envy, the ones who seem to have destiny falling habitually into their laps. If they're anything like the fortunate people I know, they're prepared, they're always working at their craft, they're alert, they involve their friends in their work, and they tend to make others feel lucky to be around them.
inspirational creative routine
The routine is as much a part of the creative process as the lightening bold of inspiration, maybe more. And this routine is available to everyone.
cheating two tasks
The irony of multitasking is that it's exhausting: when you're doing two or three things simultaneously, you use more energy than the sum of energy required to do each task independently. You're also cheating yourself because your're not doing anything excellently. You're compromising your virtuosity. In the words of T. S. Elliot, you're 'distracted from distractions by distractions'.
real done way
To make real change, you have to be well anchored - not only in the belief that it can be done, but also in some pretty real ways about who you are and what you can do.