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Twyla Tharp

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Choreographer

The Resume

    (July 1, 1941- )
    Born in Portland, Indiana
    Choreographed dances for the American Ballet Theatre, the New York City Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet, the Royal Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet and the Martha Graham Dance Company
    Choreographed the Broadway shows 'The Catherine Wheel' (1981), 'Singin' in the Rain' (1985) and 'Movin' Out' (2002)
    Choreographed the films 'Hair' (1978), 'Amadeus' (1984), 'White Nights' (1985) and 'I'll Do Anything' (1994)
    Choreographed the TV special 'Baryshnikov by Tharp' (1985)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was named after the 'Pig Princess' at the Muncie Fair.
    She was turned down by the Rockettes because she was too short and did not smile enough.
    She appeared in a Gap ad.
    Her attempt to build a Broadway show around the songs of Bob Dylan, 'The Times They Are a-Changin,' was a critical and commercial flop (2006).

Why she might not be annoying:

    She said of her decision to found her own dance troupe, 'You have to be either hopelessly passionate or very stupid.'
    She successfully choregraphed ballets to the music of the Beach Boys, David Byrne and Billy Joel.
    Mikhail Baryshnikov said of her innovative dances, 'She is free of clichés.'
    Among her many honors are two Emmy Awards, a Tony, two Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards, the National Medal of Arts and a MacArthur Foundation 'Genius Grant.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 40 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 39 Votes: 74.36% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 56.10% Annoying