Deuce Coupe III Deuce Coupe III

Deuce Coupe III

Premiere

  • Date

    8 February 1980

  • Company

    Twyla Tharp Dance

  • Location

    Dayton, OH

Production

  • Choreographer

    Twyla Tharp

  • Music by

    The Beach Boys

  • Arranger

    David Horowitz

  • Lighting Designer

    Jennifer Tipton

  • Costume Designer

    Scott Barrie

  • Scenic Designer

    reconstruction of United Graffiti Artists design supervised by Robert Huot

Dance Sections

I. Matrix I
Wright with Glasner, Malashock

II. Little Deuce Coupe
Rawe. Way, Washington, Uchida, Kurshals,Ferro,Whitener,Carrafa, Glasner, Malashock, Freydont and Rudner

III. Honda I
Wright with Rawe, Way, Ferro, and Rudner

IV. Devoted To You
Wright with Rawe, Way, Ferro and Rudner

V. How She Boogalooed It
Wright with Rawe, Way, Washington, Uchida, Kurshals, Ferro, Whitener, Carrafa, Glasner, Malashock and Rudner

VI. Matrix II
Washington, Uchida, Kurshals, Ferro, Carrafa, Freydont

VII. Alley Oop
Rawe, Way, Washignton, Uchida, Whitener, Carrafa, Freydont

VIII. Take A Load Off Your Feet
Rudner with Carrafa, Malashock

IX. Long Tall Texan
Glasner and Rudner

X. Papa Ooh Mau Mau
Rawe, Way, Washingotn, Uchida, Whitener, Carrafa, and Rudner

XI. Catch a Wave
Washington, Kurshals, Glasner, Malashock, Freydont

XII. Got To Know The Woman
Rudner

XIII. Matrix III
Wright

XIV. Shut Up/Go Home
Way, Ferro

XV. The Welfare Song
Washington with Rawe, Whitener, Carrafa, Malashock

XVI. Matrix IV
Uchida with Rawe, Whitener, Carrafe, Malashock

XVII. Mama Says
Uchida, Whitener

XVIII. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
Washington, Uchida, Kurshals, Colton, Whitener, Glasner, Malasock, Kellogg, Freydont

XIX. Cuddle Up
Wright with Rawe, Way, Washington, Uchida, Kurshals, Colton, Ferro, Whitener, Carrafa, Glasner, Malashock, Kellogg, Freydont, and Rudner

  • Runtime

    00:21:20

Description

The original Deuce Coupe (1973) was created for a cast of ballet and modern dancers and the second iteration for an all-Joffrey Ballet cast. Deuce Coupe III is a revision for Tharp’s modern dance company. This version features new duets to “Mama Says” and “Shut Up/Go Home,” but retains much of the original choreography.

Past Performances

Twyla Tharp Dance

Ocean's Motion – Brahms Paganini (premiere) – Deuce Coupe III (premiere) | Twyla Tharp Dance

Dayton, OH

February 8 1980 Premiere

Twyla Tharp Dance

Eight Jelly Rolls – The Fugue – Deuce Coupe III | Twyla Tharp Dance

New York, NY

March 29 1980 TTD Performance

Twyla Tharp Dance

Brahms Paganini – Uncle Edgar – The Fugue – Deuce Coupe III | Twyla Tharp Dance

New York, NY

September 25 1981 TTD Performance

The Joffrey Ballet

Deuce Coupe III | The Joffrey Ballet

Chicago, IL

April 26 2006 Repertory

Kansas City Ballet

Deuce Coupe III | Kansas City Ballet

Kansas City, MO

October 12 2006 Repertory

The Juilliard School

Deuce Coupe III | The Juilliard School

New York, NY

March 28 2007 Repertory

University of South Carolina

Deuce Coupe III | University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

February 29 2008 Repertory

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