The Catherine Wheel

Twyla Tharp, a leading choreographer, and David Byrne of “Talking Heads” fame have worked together to masterfully crosscut fragments of emotion through music and movement. This breathtaking and explosive piece of dance theatre broke new ground in modern dance and music. Rated: G

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Credits

producer

Alan Yentob

Duration

01:27:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300558

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Music & Performing Arts → Byrne, David

Music & Performing Arts → Choreography

Music & Performing Arts → Modern dance

Music & Performing Arts → Rock music

Music & Performing Arts → Tharp, Twyla

People → Byrne, David

People → Tharp, Twyla

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1982

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