Forevermore
Dancers performing in the gym at Wagner College in 1968. Photo by William R. Horeis.
Premiere
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Date
27 August 1967
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Company
Twyla Tharp with Sara Rudner, Theresa Dickinson and Margery Tupling
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Venue
Midsummer, Inc.
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Location
Southampton, NY
Production
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Choreographer
Twyla Tharp
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Lighting Design
Jennifer Tipton
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Costume Designer
Robert Huot
Dancers
Description
In Forevermore, a rolling snare drum off-stage serves to emphasize the movement: one dancer in back on the balcony repeatedly rolls to the floor and stands again while simultaneously rolling her hair down and pinning it back up; at the same time, three dancers below in glittering black leotards perform a wave of jetés. As the drummer moves from one side of the building to the other, the volume of the drum roll and the dynamic of the dancers’ movement increase or decrease depending on the distance of the drummer from the audience. The scale of the movement cycles small to large to small as the dancers move downstage in the crescendos and upstage in the diminuendos.
From the original program: “This concert is possible through the cooperation of the New York State Council on the Arts.”
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Commissioned by
Midsummer, Inc.
Past Performances
Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Small Dances including Forevermore (premiere) | Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Southampton, NY
August 27 1967 Premiere
Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Disperse – Generation (premiere) – One Way (premiere) – Forevermore | Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Staten Island, NY
February 9 1968 Premiere
Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Group Activities – Generation – One,Two,Three – Forevermore | Twyla Tharp and Dancers
Albany, NY
April 18 1969 TTD Performance
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