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Twelve Foot Change

Jenkins, Rudner, and Tharp (front to back) perform at Judson Memorial Church. Photo by Robert Barry.

Tharp (Front), Rudner (Middle) and Jenkins (Back) at the Judson Memorial Church in 1966. Photo by Robert Barry.

Premiere

  • Date

    29 October 1966

  • Company

    Twyla Tharp with Sara Rudner and Margaret Jenkins

  • Location

    New York, NY

Production

  • Choreographer

    Twyla Tharp

  • Lighting Designer

    Jennifer Tipton

  • Costume Designer

    Robert Huot

Dancers

Margaret Jenkins, Sara Rudner, Twyla Tharp

  • Number of Dancers

    3

Description

Twelve Foot Change is an exercise in canon. Three dancers cross the space from opposing sides and move towards a central axis. Wearing sunglasses and parkas, the dancers move with stark rigidity. From within the warmth of the costumes, it is as though the dancers are protected from the coolness of the movement.

 

Twelve Foot Change was an early version of Yancey Dance (1967).

Past Performances

Twyla Tharp and Dancers

Re-Moves (premiere) – Twelve Foot Change (premiere) – Tank Dive | Twyla Tharp and Dancers

Judson Memorial Church

New York, NY

October 29 1966 Premiere

Twyla Tharp and Dancers

Cede Blue Lake – Twelve Foot Change – Jam – One Two Three – Re-Moves | Twyla Tharp and Dancers

American Center for Students and Artists

Paris, France

March 3 1967 TTD Performance

  • 1966
  • 1967