Twyla Tharp

Twyla Tharp is an American choreographer and dancer, having choreographed more than one hundred sixty dances in the last fifty years. She has choreograph for the American Ballet Theatre, the New York City Ballet, and the Paris Opera Ballet.She has choreographed numerous films, including Hair and Amadeus, and her work has steadily appeared on Broadway since 1980. The recipient of two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award, Tharp lives in New York City and continues to choreograph and lecture around the world.