I can still remember the 1973 New York premiere of Twyla Tharp’s Deuce Coupe by the Joffrey Ballet and how people sailed out of theater, light of foot and buoyant of heart. The piece, presciently ...

NEW YORK — Twyla Tharp threw down a gauntlet in 1973: She mixed classical and modern dance to make the first crossover ballet, “Deuce Coupe.” It was a revolutionary work, and to pull it off she needed ...