Hunted Animals / Men's Line
By David Van Tieghem
Part I:
Freydont, Glasner, Hoon, Kellogg, Rudner, Spencer, Washington, Way
Carrafa, Colton, Kurshals, Malashock, Radford, Rawe, Whitener, Young
Intermission
Part II:
Tharp
with Carrafa, Colton, Kurshals, Malashock, Radford, Rawe, Whitener, Young
Twyla Tharp, Shelley Freydont, Katie Glasner, Barbara Hoon, Mary Ann Kellogg, Sara Rudner, Amy Spencer, Shelley Washington, Jennifer Way
John Carrafa, Richard Colton, Raymond Kurshals, John Malashock, Robert Radford, Tom Rawe, William Whitener, Keith Young
Made for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Fait Accompli is a showcase of strength and athletic endurance. The inspiration for this piece – both the movement quality and the insistent difficulty - came from Tharp’s work with legendary boxing trainer Teddy Atlas.
The movement is relentless, requiring tenacity and a strong technical foundation. There are no easy parts – the same level of commitment is asked of every dancer in the cast. Fait Accompli points the way to In The Upper Room, which shares this driving spirit. Jennifer Tipton's moving light grid functions as a deus ex machine, disguising the dancers’ entrances and exits through the upstage curtain.
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Tharp (foreground) with Way, Washington, Glasner and Kellogg during a performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1984.
<p> ©Beatriz Schiller</p> -
Tharp in "Part II."
<p>©Jon Love</p> -
The men in "Part II" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1984.
<p>©Tom Caravaglio</p>
Tharp and company dancers in performance.
These Things Happen (Album)
Composed by David Van Tieghem for Fait Accompli
Recorded by Warner Bros. Records Inc. - 1984
1. Number One/Hunted Animals
2. Men's Line/The Women
3. Remote Viewing
4. Beyond Knowledge and Power
5. Untitled/These Things Happen
6. Boxing
7. The Skyway/Scavengers/Two Worlds
8. Dark Passage/Phantom Power/Fait Accompli
Hunted Animals / Men's Line
By David Van Tieghem