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Join us for an intimate evening celebrating Third Coast Percussion's landmark twentieth anniversary, with guest of honor, genre-bending choreographer Twyla Tharp. The Benefit features a conversation with Ms. Tharp about her creative legacy and her current collaboration with Third Coast, and an exclusive preview performance by TCP of the music they've created for this one-of-a-kind partnership: a special arrangement of Philip Glass's "Aguas da Amazonia", played on custom percussion instruments. Join us to celebrate this milestone anniversary and mingle with one of America’s most celebrated creative minds — all to support TCP’s future of collaboration, creativity, and community. 5:30 Champagne toast with artists (Sponsors and Premium ticketholders) 6:00 Cocktail reception 6:45 Dinner and program -Twyla Tharp in conversation -Special Performance by TCP -Dessert, Coffee and Celebration Suggested attire: Cocktail. Dancer, choreographer, and author Twyla Tharp is one of the defining artistic voices of our time. She is the recipient of one Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, nineteen honorary doctorates, the Vietnam Veterans of America President's Award, the 2004 National Medal of the Arts, the 2008 Jerome Robbins Prize, and a 2008 Kennedy Center Honor, and a MacArthur Fellowship, and the founder of Twyla Tharp Dance. Her work has expanded the boundaries of ballet and modern dance by combining different forms of movement from jazz, boxing, and inventions of her own, into choreography of creativity, precision, and streetwise nonchalance. If you are unable to attend the Benefit but would still like to support TCP's landmark 20th anniversary, please visit: https://tcp20.thirdcoastpercussion.com/donate/ to make a donation. Hosted by the TCP Fall Benefit Committee: Anna Musci Susan Noel Sarah Forbes Orwig, TCP Board Member Ethelbert Williams, TCP Board President *All ticket purchasers will be automatically added to TCP's email list. You may unsubscribe at any time.