Sextet
Costume sketches for dancers Delanoe and Brown by designer Santo Loquasto.
An excerpt from a 1990 studio showing. Performed by Kelly Cass, Susan Jaffe, Isabella Padovani, Guillaume Graffin, Keith Roberts and Damian Woetzel.
Premiere
Production
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Choreographer
Twyla Tharp
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Composer
Bob Telson
In September 1993, the music for Sextet was changed to a commissioned score by Peter Melnick.
In October 2025, the music changed for Tharp@60 to a new score by Colin Jacobsen, Café Tacvba and Ljova.
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Lighting Designer
David Finn
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Costume Designer
Santo Loquasto
Dancers
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Number of Dancers
6
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Runtime
00:21:00
Description
Sextet is a virtuosic pure-dance work for three couples. The choreography is fast, flamboyant and technically rigorous. The couples enter and exit, taking turns to perform the exacting steps and whiplash partnering. They move with the kind of abandon available only to the most proficient dancer.
Past Performances
Twyla Tharp Dance
Sextet (premiere) – Men's Piece – The Golden Section | Twyla Tharp Dance
New York, NY
January 30 1992 TTD Performance
Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Sextet – Men's Piece – The Golden Section | Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Tokyo, Japan
February 20 1992 Repertory
Twyla Tharp Dance
Fever – Sextet – Demeter & Persephone – Nine Sinatra Songs – Baker's Dozen | Twyla Tharp Dance
New York, NY
September 15 1993 TTD Performance
Twyla Tharp Dance
Sextet – Baker's Dozen – Brahms Paganini | Twyla Tharp Dance
Paris, France
October 13 1993 TTD Performance
Twyla Tharp Dance
Sextet – Brahms Paganini – Baker's Dozen – In The Upper Room | Twyla Tharp Dance
Paris, France
October 15 1993 TTD Performance
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
A Tharp Celebration | Sextet – Bach Partita – Push Comes to Shove | American Ballet Theatre
New York, NY
October 15 2025 Repertory
American Ballet Theatre
A Tharp Celebration | Sextet – Bach Partita – Push Comes to Shove | American Ballet Theatre
New York, NY
October 16 2025 Repertory
American Ballet Theatre
A Tharp Celebration | Sextet – Bach Partita – Push Comes to Shove | American Ballet Theatre
New York, NY
October 18 2025 Repertory
American Ballet Theatre
A Tharp Celebration | Sextet – Bach Partita – Push Comes to Shove | American Ballet Theatre
New York, NY
October 24 2025 Repertory
- 1992
- 1993
- 2025