American - Dancer | September 8, 1987 -
There is something about Dior that reminds me of New York City Ballet. They both have a classic, glamorous basis but are trying to evolve the arts in new and innovative ways.
Justin Peck
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There is something very cyclical about the way fashion designers work. They work and work and work, the collection is finally shown, and after those 15 minutes, they must start over from the beginning. This is not unlike the way I work creating new dances.
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My intention is to make sure that the new work being created for the ballet world is relevant.
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I think ballet has a bad reputation of being stuffy and depleted.
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It's very difficult to switch back and forth between running rehearsals and then stepping in to dance in rehearsals as a dancer. Just to switch hats in an instant can be a little bit jarring, mostly physically, on the body.
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When I'm making a new ballet, I usually read through the score a little bit, and then I have to go back and translate or transcribe all the counts for dancers because the way that you hear it is completely different from the way the musicians read and play it.
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I've always liked vintage posters of California beaches.
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I'm really interested in working with groups. It's a very simple thing for me, and if I'm given the option to work with two people or 10 or 20 people, I'm going to take 10 or 20. I just think there's so much more I can do with that.
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It's amazing what a resource modern technology is now for making ballets, and I film my rehearsals almost every day.
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I've always felt that Balanchine is my ultimate teacher. I learn the most from observing his work and also dancing in it.
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My grandfather James Peck was a civil rights activist.
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I'm always interested in linking dance to mundane behavior that everyone can relate to.
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