Cede Blue Lake
Tharp peels the strips of tape off her costume to reveal the contrasting spiral design in Cede Blue Lake.
Promotional Material for Cede Blue Lake.
Premiere
Production
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Choreographer
Twyla Tharp
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Lighting Designer
Jennifer Tipton
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Costume Designer
Robert Huot
Dancers
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Number of Dancers
6
Description
The title Cede Blue Lake refers to the Taos Pueblo struggle to reclaim the lands at Blue Lake, New Mexico from the US Government. The costume design reflects the silhouette of the Pueblo kachina dolls. Tharp integrated the design with her continuing interest in geometry by peeling a strip of tape off the costume to reveal a spiral, a Native American symbol for water.
Taos Pueblo Kachina dolls
Tharp was introduced to kachinas while studying with Martha Graham in the 1960’s. Graham owned a collection of kachina dolls that she displayed in her studios on East 63rd Street in New York City.
Past Performances
Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Cede Blue Lake (premiere) – Unprocessed (premiere) | Twyla Tharp and Dancers
New York, NY
December 1 1965 Premiere
Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Cede Blue Lake – Twelve Foot Change – Jam – One Two Three – Re-Moves | Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Paris, France
March 3 1967 TTD Performance
Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Cede Blue Lake – Unprocessed – Re-Moves | Twyla Tharp and Dancers
London, United Kingdom
March 6 1967 TTD Performance
Twyla Tharp and Dancers
One,Two,Three – Yancey Dance (premiere) – Jam – Cede Blue Lake | Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Montreal, Canada
July 1 1967 Dance
- 1965
- 1967