Twyla Tharp

Legendary choreographer who created over 160 works spanning 50+ years by treating creativity as daily practice, not occasional inspiration. Tharp wakes at 5:30am every day, hails a cab to the gym, and works out for two hours - not because the workout itself is creative, but because the ritual of getting in the cab triggers her creative brain. Her book “The Creative Habit” demolishes the myth of waiting for inspiration. Tharp’s approach: creativity is built through small, repeated actions that become automatic. She’s created some of dance’s most groundbreaking work not through sporadic genius, but through relentless daily practice.