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17 quotes by Matthew Bourne

Matthew Bourne OBE (born 13 January 1960) is an English choreographer. His work includes contemporary dance and dance theatre. He has received multiple awards and award nominations, including the Laurence Olivier Award, Tony Award and Drama Desk Award, and he has also received several Honorary Doctorates of Arts from UK universities.
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When it comes down to it, it's giving people a good night out in a basic way and I think my company guarantees that. There's always something... →

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People strangely revere dance. They see it as another world, and dancers are somehow mysterious - just because they don't speak.

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I wish I was more adventurous.

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I've always been excited by the strangeness of ballet, but I can't bear it when people just come forward and do a turn in the air for no... →

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People know that they're going to see something which is entertaining but challenging as well because of the form it's in. It's dance... →

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Sometimes you don't know what you've got until you put it in front of an audience - and the enthusiasm for the show from the audience has... →

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I'm very conscious that I want the dance audience to respond and respect what I'm doing, so I'm always very true to the music and I... →

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It's one of my strongest dance pieces - having just done Play Without Words which was veering away from a lot of dance - I thought it would be... →

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My company is known for being funny as well as moving. You get a bit of everything in these shows. I think people know they're going to have a... →

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I would like to have directed Hollywood musicals in the '40s and '50s.

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With any project there's one or two things that you really want to do and that's going to crack it.

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Astaire never thought of what he was doing as balletic, but Kelly was always trying to dance with women on points. And his choreography is so showy... →

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It's one of the things that looks good written down, but the reality is that you think about the pieces you're doing and try to bear in mind... →

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