Editing Twyla Tharp (section)

===Dances and ballets===
In 1965, Tharp choreographed her first dance, ''Tank Dive'',<ref name=Kourlas2/> and formed her own company, Twyla Tharp Dance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Twyla Tharp|url=http://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/71944|website=Britannica Academic|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=December 13, 2016}}</ref> Her work often utilizes classical music, jazz, and contemporary pop music. From 1971 to 1988, Twyla Tharp Dance toured extensively around the world, performing original works.

In 1973, Tharp choreographed ''[[Deuce Coupe]]'' to the music of [[The Beach Boys]] for the [[Joffrey Ballet]]. ''Deuce Coupe'' is considered the first crossover ballet. Later she choreographed ''Push Comes to Shove'' (1976), which featured [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]] and is now thought to be the best example of crossover ballet.{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}}

In 1988, Twyla Tharp Dance merged with [[American Ballet Theatre]], since which time ABT has premiered 16 of Tharp's works. In 2010 it had 20 of her works in its repertory. Tharp has since choreographed dances for [[Paris Opera Ballet]], [[Royal Ballet, London|The Royal Ballet]], [[New York City Ballet]], [[Boston Ballet]], Joffrey Ballet, [[Pacific Northwest Ballet]], [[Miami City Ballet]], [[American Ballet Theatre]], [[Hubbard Street Dance Chicago|Hubbard Street Dance]] and [[Martha Graham|Martha Graham Dance Company]]. She also created the dance roadshow ''Cutting Up'' (1992) with Baryshnikov, which went on to tour and appeared in 28 cities over two months.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sigel |first=Marcia B |author-link=Marcia B Siegel |date=2006 |title=Howling Near Heaven: Twyla Tharp and the Reinvention of Modern Dance |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XG5xDAfa0FcC&q=cutting+up&pg=PP9 |location=New York |publisher=St. Martin's Press |page=156 |isbn=9781429908771}}</ref>

In 1995, Twyla Tharp held auditions globally to find new talent, forming what would become the three-year touring project ''Tharp!'' During this time, she set over six new works on the troupe, including ''Heroes'' featuring music by Philip Glass, ''Diabelli'' to the music of Ludwig von Beethoven,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diabelli {{!}} Twyla Tharp |url=https://www.twylatharp.org/works/diabelli |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=www.twylatharp.org}}</ref> ''Roy’s Joys'' set to the music of Roy Eldridge, and ''Sweet Fields'', set to 19th century Shaker hymns.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gladstone |first=Valerie |date=1997-09-28 |title=DANCE; A Dance-World Veteran With Youthful Troops |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/28/arts/dance-a-dance-world-veteran-with-youthful-troops.html?searchResultPosition=2 |access-date=2025-05-10 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 1998, her piece ''Yamayá'', infused with the sounds of the Buena Vista Social Club, premiered at Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yemayá {{!}} Twyla Tharp |url=https://www.twylatharp.org/works/yemaya |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=www.twylatharp.org}}</ref> After completing its third year of touring internationally, ''Tharp!'' was discontinued at the end of 1998. Several of its members went on to prominence in the dance world, including principals at the Royal Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera, as well as launching the career of notable choreographer Jessica Lang, who made her professional debut in ''Tharp!'' after being recruited directly out of the Juilliard School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} |url=https://www.jessicalangchoreographer.com/about |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Jessica Lang |language=en}}</ref>

In 2000, Twyla Tharp Dance regrouped with entirely new dancers. This company also performed around the world, and with it Tharp developed the material that became ''[[Movin' Out (musical)|Movin' Out]],'' an award-winning Broadway musical featuring the songs of Billy Joel and starring many of the dancers in the company.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pogrebin |first1=Robin |title=Movin' Out Beyond Missteps; How Twyla Tharp Turned a Problem in Chicago Into a Hit on Broadway |url=https://nyti.ms/3CzkycP |access-date=August 19, 2022 |work=New York Times |date=December 12, 2002}}</ref>

In 2012, Tharp created the full-length ballet ''The Princess and the Goblin'',<ref name=Seibert/> based on [[George MacDonald]]'s story ''[[The Princess and the Goblin]]''. It is her first ballet to include children, and was co-commissioned by [[Atlanta Ballet]] and [[Royal Winnipeg Ballet]] and performed by both companies.

Tharp was the first Artist in Residency (A.I.R.) at [[Pacific Northwest Ballet]] in [[Seattle]]. During this time she created and premiered ''Waiting At The Station'', a work with music by R&B artist [[Allen Toussaint]] and sets and costumes by longtime collaborator [[Santo Loquasto]].

A number of prominent fashion designers have designed costumes for Tharp, including [[Oscar de la Renta]], [[Calvin Klein]], and [[Norma Kamali]].<ref name=":0" />