Commissioned by the Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation Inc.,"The Catherine Wheel" premiered September 22nd, 1981 at the Winter Garden Theatre, New York City. A piece of episodic dance presenting the disintegration of a nuclear family, with role-plays from The Leader & 7-piece Chorus, with The Mother, The Father, The Brother, The Sister, The Maid, The Pet & The Poet acting out the seventeen scenarios in mime and dance. This enacted within a stark, shadow-lit set of wires, pulleys and wheels against a draped backdrop - with a huge symbolic pineapple, used as a device repre… read more
Commissioned by the Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation Inc.,"The Catherine Wheel" premiered September 22nd, 1981 at the Winter Garden Theatre, Ne… read more
Commissioned by the Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation Inc.,"The Catherine Wheel" premiered September 22nd, 1981 at the Winter Garden Theatre, New York City. A piece of episodic danc… read more
David Byrne (Dumbarton, Scotland, May 14, 1952) is a founding member and principal songwriter of the American New Wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography, opera, and non-fiction. He has received Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. David Byrne was born in Dumbarton, Scotland. Two years later, his parents moved to Hamilton, Ontario, and then to Arbutus, Maryland. Before high school, David Byr… read more
David Byrne (Dumbarton, Scotland, May 14, 1952) is a founding member and principal songwriter of the American New Wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Since then… read more
David Byrne (Dumbarton, Scotland, May 14, 1952) is a founding member and principal songwriter of the American New Wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings a… read more