Sometimes you have to protect the life of the play. It seems like spelling out mysterious, musical details can destroy a play by making the motivations too clear, too simplex.

And it is always Easter Sunday at the New York City Ballet. It is always coming back to life. Not even coming back to life - it lives in the constant present.

Sometimes you have to protect the life of the play. It seems like spelling out mysterious, musical details can destroy a play by making the motivations too clear, too simplex.

Oh, I never use a seat belt. I don't believe in gravity.

There's no such thing as a perfect play. Sometimes you have to protect the life of the play.

Does the New York City Ballet affect other places? Yeah, it lets people know they should come to New York.

Avoiding humiliation is the core of tragedy and comedy.