Zoetrope Zoetrope

Zoetrope

Tharp in promotional shoot. Photo by Annie Leibovitz.

Premiere

  • Date

    9 October 1992

Production

  • Choreographer

    Twyla Tharp

  • Director

    Annie Leibovitz

  • Producer

    Jac Venza

  • Segment Producer

    Margaret Selby

  • Director of Photography

    Daniel Stoloff

  • Hosted by

    Meryl Streep

Dancers

Twyla Tharp and Mikhail Baryshnikov

  • Number of Dancers

    2

  • Runtime

    00:07:00

Description

Zoetrope was one of twenty short films commissioned by PBS for the Twentieth Anniversary of “Great Performances: Dance in America.” The film was directed by Annie Leibovitz and featured performances by Tharp and Mikhail Baryshnikov.