I'm interested in people who can take the movement somewhere.

For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music into the service of the whimsical telling of it.

And dance is wonderful because dance is so immediate.

I always figure I have this tree and there's always some green fruit that's not ready to pick or blossoms that are ready to flower; there are always some ready to drop off too.

If the year 2000 can help us move into the future, that's fine, but I am afraid that people see it as a full stop and that one can take a big breath afterwards - you can't.

I'm interested in people who can take the movement somewhere.

SDC has a great reputation for putting live music on stage.