Confessions Of A Cornermaker
A screen capture showing Uchida and Whitener in an excerpt from Third Suite as performed in Confessions of a Cornermaker.
Excerpts from Third Suite (1980), Baker’s Dozen (1979) and Short Stories (1980) as performed in Confessions of a Cornermaker.
A screen capture showing Kellogg and Carrafa in Short Stories as performed in Confessions of a Cornermaker.
A screen capture showing Malashock and Rudner in Short Stories as performed in Confessions of a Cornermaker.
A screen capture featuring Rudner and company dancers in Baker’s Dozen as performed in Confessions of a Cornermaker.
Premiere
Production
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Choreographer and Director
Twyla Tharp
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Producer
Catherine Tatge
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Executive Producer
Merrill Brockway
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Music by
Johann Sebastian Bach,
Willie “The Lion” Smith,Supertramp,
Bruce Springsteen
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Lighting Designer
Ralph Holmes
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Costume Designer
Santo Loquasto
Dancers
John Carrafa, Gary Chryst, Mary Ann Kellogg, Raymond Kurshals, John Malashock, Tom Rawe, Sara Rudner, Christine Uchida, Shelley Washington, Jennifer Way, William Whitener, Rose Marie Wright
with Twyla Tharp
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Number of Dancers
12
Dance Sections
I. Bach Duet from Third Suite (1980)
Uchida and Whitener
II. Baker’s Dozen (1979)
Wright, Rawe, Way, Washington, Uchida, Kurshals, Whitener, Carrafa, Malashock, Kellogg, Rudner, Chryst
III. Short Stories (1980)
Way, Rawe, Washington, Carrafa, Kurshals, Whitener, Kellogg, Glasner, Malashock and Rudner
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Runtime
00:46:31
Description
Tharp collaborated with producer Merrill Brockway to create Confessions of A Cornermaker. This television special includes performances of two complete works, Baker’s Dozen (1979) and Short Stories (1980), and a duet excerpted from Third Suite (1980). The production is a straightforward presentation of each dance, without an additional documentary or heavy video effects.