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In the Upper Room(1986)
Status: Released
Date: 1986-08-28
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aka Dancer’s Notebook #1-9
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In the Upper Room is a dance/theater collaboration between choreographer Twyla Tharp and composer Philip Glass. In the Upper Room from 1986, with music by Phillip Glass, choreography by Twyla Tharp. It's really impossible to convey in words just how brilliant this 40 minute piece is.
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The Norman and Rosita Winston Foundation
Twyla Tharp Foundation
Movie: In the Upper Room
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Erzsebet Foldi
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Shelley Washington
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In the Upper Room is a dance/theater collaboration between choreographer Twyla Tharp and composer Philip Glass. In the Upper Room from 1986, with music by Phillip Glass, choreography by Twyla Tharp. It's really impossible to convey in words just how brilliant this 40 minute piece is.
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1986-08-28
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