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Three Fanfares

Curry in rehearsal. Photo by Jane Condon.

Premiere

  • Date

    24 February 1980

  • Location

    Lake Placid, NY

Production

  • Choreographer

    Twyla Tharp

  • Composer

    Richard Strauss,

    Jeremiah Clarke,

    Aaron Copeland

Performer

John Curry

  • Number of Performers

    1

Sections

I. Strauss

II. Clarke

III. Copeland

  • Runtime

    00:06:26

Description

Three Fanfares was created for the closing ceremonies of the 1980 Winter Olympics hosted in Lake Placid, New York. The piece begins as John Curry skids into the rink with a hockey slide, spraying ice before he stops in the center. More aggressive than its predecessor After All (1976), Three Fanfares demonstrates Curry’s talent and discipline with a bold attack. The piece closes with a choreographed cool-down composited of movements that Curry would normally do after practice.

 

  • Commissioned by

    Lake Placid Olympic Committee