Roy's Joys
Premiere
Production
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Choreographer
Twyla Tharp
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Composer
Roy Eldridge
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Lighting Designer
Jennifer Tipton
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Costume Designer
Santo Loquasto
Dancers
Jennifer Howard, Gabrielle Malone, Julie Stahl, Sandra Stanton
Roger C. Jeffrey, Shawn Mahoney, Victor Quijada, Matt Rivera, Andrew Robinson
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Number of Dancers
9
Dance Sections
I. Just Fooling
II. Une Petite Laitue
III. I Remember Harlem
IV. Baby Don’t Be Like That
V. L’isle Adam
VI. Oh Shut Up!
VII. Hollywood Pastime
VIII. Sweet Lorraine
IX. Tu Disais Qu’tu M’aimais
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Runtime
00:29:09
Description
In the mid-1970s, photographer Richard Avedon gave Tharp a copy of an album by jazz musician Roy Eldridge. She revisited this recording in Roy’s Joys, an ensemble work for her contemporary dance company.
The choreography is rooted in the strong technique of the dancers. A spirit of spontaneity carries over from the Eldridge recordings. Even the unison duets are infused with this easy and carefree energy.
From the original program: “Special thanks to Richard Avedon, Norma Stevens, Patsy Tarr, the late Dale Harris, Sidney and Frances Lewis, Vicente Wolf, Maurice and Lois Rosenfield, Abbot Miller and Sean Kelleher.”
Past Performances
Tharp!
Heroes – Sweet Fields – Roy's Joy (preview) | Tharp!
Vienna, VA
August 19 1997 TTD Performance
Tharp!
Sweet Fields – The Fugue – Roy's Joys (premiere) | Tharp!
New York, NY
September 30 1997 Premiere
Tharp!
Roy's Joys – The Fugue – Sweet Fields | Tharp!
Sydney, Australia
January 21 1998 TTD Performance
Tharp!
Roy's Joys – The Fugue – Sweet Fields | Tharp!
Zürich, Switzerland
April 21 1998 TTD Performance
Tharp!
Roy's Joys – The Fugue – Sweet Fields | Tharp!
Santiago, Chile
November 22 1998 TTD Performance
- 1997
- 1998