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One clear difference between art and commercial work is that commercial work is exploitive: the work may be high quality but the intention is to sell product or tickets. Art exists with or without ticket sales.

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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
Ballet Dancer
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Portland
Indiana
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