World premiere date
Premiere company
Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Premiere location venue
Premiere location place
Paris, France
Composer
Live music by
Dancers
Twyla Tharp
Runtime
:05:
Other program information
This performance was a part of the Neuvieme Festival International de Danse de Paris of 1971.
Piano Rolls was performed for this concert as a special event. A spotlight followed Tharp as she improvised to QRS Player Piano Roll # Q-152 "If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" by James P. Johnson. It was the first and only time that an unstructured improvisation was presented onstage.
Videos
Full music program
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
Composed by James P. Johsnon - 1926
Torelli (premiere) - Piano Rolls (premiere) - The Fugue - Eight Jelly Rolls | Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Galerie Theatre, Theatre de la Cite Internationale
Paris, France