Music details
World premiere date
Premiere company
Twyla Tharp Dance
Premiere location venue
Premiere location place
Columbus, OH
Composer
Costume designer
Lighting designer
Dancers
Allison Brown, Stacy Caddell, Delphine Moussin, Shawn Stevens
Robert LaFosse, Paul Lester, Stephane Elizabe, Kevin O'Day
Total number of dancers
8
Runtime
00:13:10
Tharp’s Octet is a short, formal ballet accompanied by Edgar Meyer’s sinewy score. The four women’s roles are powerful, requiring a strong upper back and grounded pointe technique. The ballerinas do not float above the floor, but rather burrow into it as they bourrée across the stage in parallel position. Their male counterparts are sturdy and provide a point of resistance in the isometric partnering.
-
Company dancers in performance.
<p>©Martha Swope</p> -
Company dancers perform.
<p>©Martha Swope</p> -
Brown and O'Day perform.
<p>©Martha Swope</p> <p> </p>
Videos
Video Description
Company dancers perform in the opening section.
Full music program
The Plumed Serpent
Composed by Edgar Meyer - 1991
Music details
Octet - Junk Duet | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Benedum Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Octet - Brahms Paganini - As Time Goes By - Nine Sinatra Songs | Twyla Tharp Dance
Tanz '94
Vienna, Austria
Nine Sinatra Songs - Octet - Golden Section | Twyla Tharp Dance
Palais Garnier
Paris, France
Fever - Octet - Demeter and Persephone - In The Upper Room | Twyla Tharp Dance
New York City Center
New York, NY
Deuce Coupe (IV) - Octet - Nine Sinatra Songs | Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Tokyo, Japan
Deuce Coupe (IV) - Octet - Nine Sinatra Songs | Twyla Tharp and Dancers
New York City Center
New York, NY
Octet - Grand Pas: Rhythm of the Saints - Men's Piece - Ocean's Motion | Twyla Tharp Dance
New York City Center
New York, NY
Octet (premiere) - Men's Piece (premiere) - Deuce Coupe (IV) | Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Wexner Center for the Arts
Columbus, OH