The Big Picture
(Jack Mitchell/Getty) “If art is the bridge between what you see in your mind and what the world sees, then skill is how you build that bridge.” -Twyla Tharp A lot has happened between 1941 and present day. The past 76 years of world history had been at Twyla Tharp's fingertips. Throughout Twyla Tharp's life, so much has happened in politics, technology, society, and even other art forms, that could have influenced Tharp's personal style and choreography. 1950s I thought I would begin in the 1950s, although Tharp was between the ages of 9 and 19, I believe that this decade still had some impact and influence on Tharp's personality and her choreographic work. Many would describe the 50s as being a festive decade, since the Great Depression ended, World War II was over, and the economy was booming. Although a lot of the 1950s were blissful, there was still segregation in America. In 1954, the US Supreme Court declared racial segregation is u...