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Exceptional Synergy

Tulsa Performing Arts Center
March 25-27, 2011


So Much Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts














“Push Comes to Shove”

Choreography by Twyla Tharp

Music by Joseph Lamb and Joseph Haydn

The landmark piece created for Mikhail Baryshnikov that set the ballet world on fire!  From the Tony Award winning choreographer of Movin’ Out.


 

"Slice to Sharp" 

Choreography by Jorma Elo

Music by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber and Antonio Vivaldi

An exhilarating display of virtuso dancing, described by The New York Times as “a musical blast of unstoppable energy.”


 

"Elite Syncopations"

Choreography by Sir Kenneth MacMillan

Music by Scott Joplin

A 20th century dance master’s comedic panache combined with flamboyant costumes paints a jubilant portrait of the ragtime era.




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