I. Too Pooped to Pop: Way
II. Memphis: Way, Wright
III. Deep Feelin’: Way, Wright, Nilson
IV. School Days: Way, Wright, Rinker, Rawe
V. Nadine: Way, Wright, Rinker, Rawe, Nilson
VI. Havana Moon: Wright, Rinker, Rawe, Way, Nilson
VII. Almost Grown: Way, Wright, Rinker, Rawe, Nilson
Nanna Nilson, Tom Rawe, Kenneth Rinker, Jennifer Way, Rose Marie Wright
This piece premiered during the Spoleto Festival XVIII, 1975.
Tharp's style of technically demanding yet nonchalant choreography is expanded in Ocean’s Motion. The dance depicts a day in the life of a group of Fonzie-era teenagers. The dancers, dressed in letterman jackets, smack bubblegum as they whiz through the exacting steps with cool, laid-back precision. The pop-culture veneer and the lighthearted characterizations make the work entertaining and approachable while the choreography tests the dancers’ speed and accuracy.
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Way and Rawe perform at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1976.
<p>©Lois Greenfield</p> -
Malone, Robinson, Caddell and Lund perform.
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Robinson, Caddell and Lund in performance.
<p>© Bruce R. Feeley</p>
Company dancers perform in the 1982 revival.
1. Too Pooped To Pop
Written and Performed by Chuck Berry
From the Album “Rockin’ at the Hops – 1960
Published by Chess Records
2. Memphis (also known as “Memphis, Tennessee)
Written and Performed by Chuck Berry
Released by Chess Records as a Single – 1959
3. Deep Feeling
Written and Performed by Chuck Berry
From the Album “After School Session” – 1957
Published by Chess records
4. School Days
Written and Performed by Chuck Berry
From the Album “After School Session” – 1957
Published by Chess records
5. Nadine
Written and Performed by Chuck Berry
Released as a Single by Chess Records – 1963
6. Havana Moon
Written and Performed by Chuck Berry
From the Album “After School Session” – 1957
Published by Chess Records
7. Almost Grown
Written and Performed by Chuck Berry
Released as a Single by Chess Records – 1959