On Tuesday, legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp joined representatives from the Catskill Mountain Foundation, Proctors, and Saratoga Performing Arts Center to announce Pathways To Dance. The initiative, supported by a $90,000 grant from the NYS Regional Economic Development Council, is designed to support dance programs and performance at ten venues in eight upstate counties.
As part of the program, Tharp will revisit two repertory dances and create a new work at a six-week Catskills residency. Tharp says she wants to create an evening that's easy to understand.
"It's my intention in this evening to help the audience, through language, see, that in fact, they can read it without language," said Tharp.
A work-in-progress showcase will occur April 16 at the Orpheum Film and Performing Arts Center in Tannserville, with a premiere set for June 30th at SPAC.
