Torelli
Wright, Nina Wiener* and Rinker rehearse in the Los Angeles Cultural Center in 1972. *Not in premiere cast
Brief excerpts from the premiere performance.
Premiere
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Date
2 November 1971
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Company
Twyla Tharp and Dancers
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Location
Paris, France
Production
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Choreographer
Twyla Tharp
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Composer
Guiseppe Torelli (Violin Concerto Opus 8 n.7 in D Minor, For Solo Violin, String & Continuo, 1956)
Dancers
Naomi Cohn, Mary Curry, Isabel Garcia-Lorca, Kenneth Rinker, Sara Rudner, Twyla Tharp, Rose Marie Wright
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Number of Dancers
7
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Runtime
00:15:20
Description
The opening section of Torelli is a unison presentation of eight fundamental movement phrases in silence. Each dancer then takes his or her place in a pool of light and music plays to indicate the start of the second section, wherein the eight phrases are manipulated and restructured on the spot. At the Galerie Theatre in Paris, the audience was encouraged to walk amongst the dancers, viewing the performance from within, as well as from the perimeter of the performance space. This work was first performed as the opening section of Sunrise/Noon/Sundown (1971), in Fort Tryon Park.
Torelli is one of the works in the Tharp repertory that has evolved into a pedagogical project for dancers. It explores ways in which given material can be manipulated and encourages instinctive decision-making skills.
Presented at the Neuvieme Festival International de Danse de Paris of 1971.
Past Performances
Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Torelli (premiere) – Piano Rolls (premiere) – The Fugue – Eight Jelly Rolls | Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Paris, France
November 2 1971 Premiere
Twyla Tharp Dance
Torelli – Eight Jelly Rolls – The Fugue | Twyla Tharp Dance
Los Angeles, CA
April 9 1972 TTD Performance
Twyla Tharp Dance
Torelli – The Bix Pieces (preview) – The Fugue | Twyla Tharp Dance
Los Angeles, CA
April 14 1972 TTD Performance
Twyla Tharp Dance
Torelli – Eight Jelly Rolls – The Fugue | Twyla Tharp Dance
Marquette, MI
April 22 1972 TTD Performance
Marymount Manhattan College
Torelli | Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY
April 28 2005 Repertory
Governor's School for the Arts
Torelli | Governor's School for the Arts
Norfolk, VA
April 2 2007 Repertory
Edith Cowan University – Perth
Torelli | Edith Cowan University – Perth
Joondalup WA , Australia
October 3 2007 Repertory
University of California – Berkeley
Torelli | University of California – Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
November 1 2007 Repertory
Torelli | Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
February 19 2008 Repertory
New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble
Torelli | New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble
Summit, NJ
March 29 2008 Repertory
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Torelli | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA
April 5 2008 Repertory
Frank Sinatra School of the Arts
Torelli | Frank Sinatra School of the Arts
Queens, NY
May 8 2008 Repertory
The School – Kansas City Ballet
Torelli | The School – Kansas City Ballet
Kansas City, MO
June 9 2008 Repertory
Montclair State University
Torelli | Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
September 12 2008 Workshop & Repertory
Duke University Dance Program
Torelli | Duke University Dance Program
Durham, NC
November 1 2008 Workshop & Repertory
University of Missouri – Kansas City
Torelli | University of Missouri – Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
November 7 2008 Workshop & Repertory
North Carolina School of the Arts
Torelli | North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston-Salem, NC
December 5 2011 Workshop & Repertory
Trinity Laban Conservatoire – Dance
Torelli | Trinity Laban Conservatoire – Dance
London, United Kingdom
June 14 2012 Workshop & Repertory
Yale University Dance Studies
Torelli | Yale University Dance Studies
New Haven, CT
September 1 2012 Workshop
California Institute of the Arts
Torelli | California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA
December 6 2012 Repertory
Long Island University Dance Department
Torelli | Long Island University Dance Department
Brooklyn, NY
December 14 2012 Workshop & Repertory
Rhode Island College
Torelli | Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
February 14 2014 Workshop & Repertory
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