The Hodge Podge
Rawe, Wright (reading), Washington, Lennon, Kurshals and Colton perform “The Home Phrase” from Dancing in the Streets…
Premiere
Production
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Choreographer
Twyla Tharp
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Composers
John Phillip Sousa,
Paul Simon
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Live Music by
Paul Simon
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Lighting Designer
Jennifer Tipton
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Costume and Scenic Designers
Robert Huot,
Santo Loquasto
Dancers
Richard Colton, Raymond Kurshals, Joseph Lennon, Tom Rawe, Sara Rudner, Twyla Tharp, Christine Uchida, Shelley Washington, Jennifer Way, Rose Marie Wright
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Number of Dancers
10
Dance Sections
I. Stars and Stripes
From Give and Take (1976)
II. Eggs and Hoop
From Re-Moves (1966)
III. Three Costumes by Robert Huot
Generation (1968)
One Way (1968)
Forevermore (1968)
IV. The Egg Stories by Jeffrey Moss
Monologue by Paul Simon
From In the Beginnings (1974)
V. Blackout
From Disperse (1967)
VI. Adagio
From Medley (1969)
VII. The Home Phrase
From Dancing in the Streets (1969)
VIII. Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover (1977)
Premiere
IX. Simon Medley (1977)
Premiere
Description
The Hodge Podge is a compendium piece, containing excerpts from Give And Take as well as a number of pedestrian elements from Tharp’s earlier works: eggs were dropped (Re-Moves), a chair smashed (Disperse) and the dancers swapped clothing while reading aloud from a book and chewing gum (Dancing In The Streets...).
The final two sections were premieres set to the music of Paul Simon. Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover, a solo for Tharp, was accompanied live by Simon. The solo introduced Simon Medley, which was performed immediately after to four of Simon’s recordings.
Past Performances
Twyla Tharp Dance
The Hodge Podge (premiere) – Simon Medley (premiere) – Mud (premiere) – The Bix Pieces | Twyla Tharp Dance
Brooklyn, NY
May 12 1977 Dance
Twyla Tharp Dance
The Hodge Podge – Mud – The Bix Pieces | Twyla Tharp Dance
Minneapolis, MN
May 27 1977 TTD Performance
- 1977