American - Dancer | August 29, 1956 -
Some people only work to recorded music because it's so reliable and exactly the same every time, which is exactly why I don't.
Mark Morris
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A recording of a performance is a recording of a performance. It's not the performance.
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I love making up titles.
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I never eat standing up, I never eat in front of the refrigerator. I treat myself very formally with meals. I don't watch TV or read. It's a little bit of a ritual, and it's more enjoyable.
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Here's the thing, I've been cooking more and more and I'm pretty good; the problem is I can only go out to restaurants that cook better than I do, therefore, it's expensive.
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Being queer you're supposed to adore figure skating. It's a sport, not an art. I love the costumes and hate the music and of course I worship Johnny Weir because so does he. Also he's real. It's a full gay thing and it always has been.
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I'm really drawn to West Coast composers and I think it has a little something to do with looking across the Pacific instead of looking across the Atlantic.
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No dance has ever turned out the way I thought it would, because I trust enough that I can start something with some ideas and then it takes itself somewhere.
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I can read music, but I have no technique, and singing was never an option even though I sang a lot growing up.
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I teach class. I study music. I rehearse. I coach people. That's it. I'm doing exactly what I want.
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Sure, I could give advice; I could, say, travel the world, listen to music. But all I can really say is do something you want to do and do it well. And if you want to be a choreographer, then you have to make dances.
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It never occurred to me that I'd have a dance company.
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