The Creative Habit

A 21-Day Class Concluding With A Day With Twyla Tharp

Learn it and use it for life.
This 21-day class will help you establish a sustainable creative practice using the principles of legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp from her book The Creative Habit.

Course Philosophy
Creativity isn't a gift—it's a skill developed through deliberate daily practice. You'll internalize Tharp's core teachings: rituals spark creativity, scratching (gathering raw material) fuels innovation, and constraints liberate your artistic vision.

Week 1: Foundation & Rituals
Establish your personal creative ritual and begin keeping a scratch notebook. Identify your creative DNA and learn to work with the blank page rather than fear it.

Week 2: Process & Discipline
Practice structured improvisation, explore productive constraints (like Tharp's famous box method), and tackle failure as feedback. Learn her "spine" technique for finding the central idea of any project.

Week 3: Integration & Mastery
Create a blueprint for long-term projects, develop strategies for protecting your creative time, and complete a small project using everything you've learned.

The Culminating Experience
On June 26th, you’ll spend the day with Twyla Tharp herself. This intimate masterclass features a live critique of participants' work, creative exercises led by Tharp, stories from her six-decade career, and a Q&A about building a life in the arts.