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Twyla Tharp (b. July 1 1941) is an American dancer and choreographer who won three Emmy Awards for her 1985 television production Baryshnikov by Tharp. After graduating in 1963 from Barnard College with a degree in Art History, she joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in 1963 and two years later formed her own company. Tharp's work encompasses classical music, jazz and contemporary pop music. Tharp has done choreography for several films including HairHair was a 1979 film based on the musical of the same name. It was directed by Milos Forman, who was nominated for a Cesar Award for his work. Cast members include Treat Williams, John Savage, Beverly D'Angelo, Don Dacus and Annie Golden. It omits the son, RagtimeRagtime is a 1981 motion picture based on the historical novel Ragtime by E. The action takes place in and around New York City in the 1910s, and includes fictionalized references to actual people and events of the time. The film was directed by Milos For, AmadeusA play and film written in 1979 by Peter Shaffer, Amadeus is loosely based on the life of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. These works were inspired by Mozart and Salieri a short play by Aleksandr Pushkin. Amadeus tells Mozart's story from the point of v, and White NightsThe White Nights are a short late spring and early summer period in northern Russia (particularly in St. Petersburg) in the few weeks around the Summer Solstice. Owing to the high northern latitude here (60 degrees), the sun does not set until after 10PM,.
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