Movie: In the Upper Room

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Erzsebet Foldi
Erzsebet Foldi

Dancer

Stephanie Foster
Stephanie Foster

Dancer

Julie Nakagawa
Julie Nakagawa

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Cathy Oppenheimer
Cathy Oppenheimer

Dancer

Karen Stasick
Karen Stasick

Dancer

Ellen Troy
Ellen Troy

Dancer

Shelley Washington
Shelley Washington

Dancer

Jamie Bishton
Jamie Bishton

Dancer

John Carrafa
John Carrafa

Dancer

Richard Colton
Richard Colton

Dancer

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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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    aka Dancer’s Notebook #1-9

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