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In the Upper Room

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In the Upper Room

Choreography by Twyla Tharp
Music by Philip Glass
Music Produced by Kurt Munkacsi
Original Costume Design by Norma Kamali
Lighting originally by Jennifer Tipton

World Premiere

Twyla Tharp Dance Company
August 28, 1986
Ravinia Festival
Highland Park, Illinois

Cast:
Jamie Bishton, John Carrafa, Richard Colton, Erzsebet Foldi, Stephanie Foster, Julie Nakagawa, Kevin O’Day, Cathy Oppenheimer, Kevin Santee, Karen Stasick, Ellen Troy, Shelley Washington, William Whitener

ABT Premiere

December 10, 1988
Orange County Performing Arts Center
Costa Mesa, California

Cast:
Kathleen Moore, Cynthia Anderson, Kevin O’Day, Jamie Bishton, Daniel Sanchez, Dana Stackpole, Isabella Padovani, Danilo Radojevic, Shawn Black, Robert Wallace, Claudia Alfieri, Elaine Kudo, Gil Boggs

ABT New York Premiere

May 13, 1989
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York

Cast:
Kathleen Moore, Cynthia Anderson, Kevin O’Day, Jamie Bishton, Daniel Sanchez, Dana Stackpole, Isabella Padovani, Danilo Radojevic, Shawn Black, Robert Wallace, Claudia Alfieri, Elaine Kudo, Gil Boggs