Music details
World premiere date
Premiere company
Premiere location venue
Premiere location place
Chicago, IL
Music by
Arranger
Costume designer
Lighting designer
Dancers
Ann Marie DeAngelo, Jan Hanniford, Darrell Barnett, Gary Chryst, Jerel Hilding, Russell Sultzbach, William Whitener
Total number of dancers
7
Runtime
00:10:00
Five men weave, flock and scatter around one woman in this short work. Duets intersperse the group sections that slip between unison and canon phrases.
Cacklin’ Hen, an excerpt from Happily Ever After, was toured in its premiere season by both The Joffrey Ballet and Tharp's company.
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Tharp company dancers Tom Rawe, Raymond Kurshals and Rose Marie Wright perform at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Tom Rawe (right) and Tharp company dancers in performance.
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Anthony Ferro and William Whitener perform.
<p>©Lois Greenfield</p>
Videos
Video Description
Tharp company dancers in performance.
Full music program
Cacklin' Hen and Rooster Too
By The Skillet Lickers
Arranged by Richard Peaslee
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