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Hammerklavier

A screen capture showing Demidenko (in foreground) and dancers during a studio showing.

Company dancers in a studio showing.

Premiere

  • Date

    23 June 2001

  • Company

    Twyla Tharp Dance

  • Venue

    Ahmanson Theatre

  • Location

    Los Angeles, CA

Production

  • Choreographer

    Twyla Tharp

  • Composer

    Ludwig van Beethoven (Hammerklavier, or Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106, 1818)

  • Live Music by

    Nikolai Demidenko

Dancers

Elizabeth Parkinson, Ashley Tuttle

Benjamin Bowman, Alexander Brady, Keith Roberts, John Selya

  • Number of Dancers

    6

  • Runtime

    00:43:48

Description

In 2001, Tharp revised Grosse Sonate (1999), converting the quartet into a sextet and retitling the work Hammerklavier. Though much of the original material was maintained, the addition of new dancers provided Tharp with additional choreographic options.

Past Performances

Twyla Tharp Dance

Hammerklavier (premiere) – Junk Duet – Westerly Round (premiere) | Twyla Tharp Dance

Ahmanson Theatre

Los Angeles, CA

June 23 2001 TTD Performance

  • 2001