IU Auditorium is proud to welcome Indiana native Twyla Tharp and her spectacular company of dancers to Bloomington for the celebration of 50 years as a leading presence in the world of dance.

A flourish of trumpets heralds the double bill of premieres that celebrates Twyla Tharp’s 50th anniversary. John Zorn provides the show’s vibrant introductory "Fanfare," followed by "Preludes and Fugues." Radiating with Tharp’s generous spirit and humanity, the first dance is set to J.S. Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier." The wild and raucous humor that Tharp locates in the jazz of Henry Butler and Steve Bernstein runs rampant through Yowzie, the second new dance. With its immaculate technique and joy, her fierce band of dancers brings the choreography to life. In each premiere, Tharp turns her decades of experience—choreography for Hollywood films, television, and the Broadway stage, in addition to ballets and modern works—into living proof that time is her partner as she continues to deepen and expand the singular imagination which makes her one of the century’s most treasured artists.