American - Dancer | September 8, 1987 -
There is a clearing for new creative thought in choreography. I don't feel intimidated; there is a lot I can do that is new or innovative or different.
Justin Peck
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I'm trying to create ballets that I would enjoy seeing.
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My choreography is very classically based.
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I like graceful and elegant partnering that gives an illusion of ease instead of emphasizing difficulty. I don't want to make something 'contemporary' or 'trendy,' because ballet doesn't progress on one track: it can branch out in many directions, and as Balanchine showed, there's always room for pure classicism and more subtle alterations of it.
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Chicago is amazing.
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It's nice to have the support and infrastructure to do what I want creatively. That's kind of a rare thing to find.
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Pressure feels sort of normal to me.
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George Balanchine is my role model because his work is so varied. You can see two ballets of his and not even realize that they are by the same choreographer.
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I try and create choreography that's in conversation with the music that the audience is hearing.
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When I saw 'Hamilton,' there was so much information so fast, I had to keep up with it. I find that quality in art exhilarating.
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American ballet... is ultimately an evolutionary art form, requiring many voices to creatively carry forward.
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What's always interested me the most about ballet is it's this great opportunity for many different artistic mediums to come together to create a cohesive experience.
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