An artist's rendering of the Alaska Pavilion at the 1965 New York World's Fair. Tharp performed Stage Show at the entrance to the pavilion.  An artist's rendering of the Alaska Pavilion at the 1965 New York World's Fair. Tharp performed Stage Show at the entrance to the pavilion. 

Stage Show

Premiere

  • Date

    7 June 1965

  • Location

    Queens, NY

Production

  • Choreographer and Costume Designer

    Twyla Tharp

  • Commissioner

    State of Alaska

Dancers

Renee Kimball and Twyla Tharp

  • Number of Dancers

    2

Description

Designed to lure passersby into the Alaska Pavilion at the 1965 New York World’s Fair, the dancers used the cut-off paws from a bearskin rug to perform a sort of furry hootchie-kootchie.

Past Performances

Twyla Tharp and Dancers

Stage Show Premiere – World's Fair – 1965

New York World's Fair

Queens, NY

June 7 1965 Premiere

  • 1965