
In the Upper Room
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Erzsebet Foldi
Erzsebet Foldi
Dancer
Erzsebet Foldi
Dancer
Stephanie Foster
Stephanie Foster
Dancer
Stephanie Foster
Dancer
Julie Nakagawa
Julie Nakagawa
Dancer
Julie Nakagawa
Dancer
Cathy Oppenheimer
Cathy Oppenheimer
Dancer
Cathy Oppenheimer
Dancer
Karen Stasick
Karen Stasick
Dancer
Karen Stasick
Dancer
Ellen Troy
Ellen Troy
Dancer
Ellen Troy
Dancer


Shelley Washington
Shelley Washington
Dancer
Shelley Washington
Dancer
Jamie Bishton
Jamie Bishton
Dancer
Jamie Bishton
Dancer
John Carrafa
John Carrafa
Dancer
John Carrafa
Dancer
Richard Colton
Richard Colton
Dancer
Richard Colton
Dancer
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