In the Upper Room

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"In the Upper Room" is a celebrated contemporary ballet choreographed by Twyla Tharp, renowned for its athletic, high-energy movement set to a driving Philip Glass score.

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In the Upper Room canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet ⓘ
contemporary ballet ⓘ
associatedWithMovement postmodern dance ⓘ
choreographer Twyla Tharp ⓘ
choreographicFeature blend of ballet and modern dance vocabulary ⓘ
complex spatial patterns ⓘ
fast directional changes ⓘ
layered group structures ⓘ
composer Philip Glass ⓘ
costumeDesignFeature pointe shoes ⓘ
sneakers ⓘ
striped costumes in some sections ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
createdIn 20th century ⓘ
criticalReception celebrated for its energy and drive ⓘ
considered a landmark of late-20th-century ballet ⓘ
genre contemporary ballet ⓘ
hasChoreographicSignatureOf Twyla Tharp ⓘ
hasMusicBy Philip Glass ⓘ
hasRepertoireStatus frequently performed by major ballet companies ⓘ
signature work of Twyla Tharp ⓘ
hasSection duets ⓘ
ensemble sections ⓘ
solos ⓘ
hasTempoCharacteristic driving rhythm ⓘ
sustained high pace ⓘ
influenced choreographic approaches to minimalist music in ballet ⓘ
later contemporary ballet works combining sneakers and pointe shoes ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
lightingDesignFeature backlighting silhouettes ⓘ
fog effects ⓘ
movementStyle athletic ⓘ
high-energy ⓘ
musicStyle minimalism ⓘ
repetitive rhythmic patterns ⓘ
notableFor demanding physicality ⓘ
driving minimalist score ⓘ
performanceContext ballet company repertoire ⓘ
concert dance ⓘ
requires contemporary movement versatility ⓘ
high stamina from dancers ⓘ
strong classical technique ⓘ
title In the Upper Room ⓘ
usesMusicBy Philip Glass ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Twyla Tharp → notableWork → In the Upper Room ⓘ
Angel Corella → performedIn → In the Upper Room ⓘ
In the Upper Room → title → In the Upper Room ⓘ