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[sandik]

I had the good luck to watch a rehearsal yesterday, of the PD students learning Twyla Tharp's Sweet Fields for the annual school show.  Tharp made this work in 1996 for her own company, using Sacred Harp music.  It has an Americana feel to it, rather like Graham or deMille.  The vocabulary is not specifically ballet, and the kids are still grappling with the use of space and weight -- it was fascinating to see them work things out.  I'm not sure what else is on the program for the show, but this is worth making the effort for, all on its own.  The Tharp website has been recently buffed up, and there's a very nice entry about this work here

[sandik]

Just saw a complete runthrough of this yesterday, and liked it even more.  It will be well worth coming to the performance!