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16 quotes by Wayne McGregor

Wayne McGregor CBE (born 1970) is a British choreographer of contemporary modern dance. His work is known for its particular vocabulary of movement, for its integration of dance with film and visual art, and for its incorporation of computer technology and biological science. He is the Artistic Director of Wayne McGregor Random Dance, Resident Company at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London and the Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet,...
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I like to practise. With every new piece, you make mistakes and you learn. So it's important to get on and have another go.

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If you put yourself in a place where you're having to work at understanding something, then you keep yourself awake to all possible choices. How... →

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Choreography and creativity - it's my matrix; let's see where we can move.

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Dancers can get to see almost everything now. When I used to go into companies to make a piece, the dancers had hardly ever seen my work. Now they... →

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I always try to keep a little bit of space in the year to work with other people. Because I love doing musicals, films and plays - projects where... →

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I think it's the responsibility of a major opera house not only to cultivate debate and get people thinking, but also to be interfaced with... →

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I've always been just as interested in making people think as I am in making them feel, and one of the things this scientific process allows me... →

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Unlike a lot of choreographers, I don't always start with the music. I often start with a visual artist, and then find music that fits the world... →

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I enjoy my work too much to force-feed myself with pressure.

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My influences change all the time; they have to remain current, because they're the things that capture your imagination and make you want to go... →

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With dance and theatre, I think people get very nervous about not knowing the right things. They feel like they've missed something, or that... →

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Once I'm working on something, I don't do anything else. I'm mono-track.

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Some people are fascinated by what they know, and some are fascinated by what they don't know. I'm just very interested in what's... →

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