Matthew Bourne

A lot of the people who have come to know the company in the last few years will not have seen this piece. ↗

— Matthew Bourne

#company #few #know #last #lot

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 and flashy. He always looks self-satisfied to me. ↗

— Matthew Bourne

#astaire #choreography #dance #doing #flashy

I once went through the dustbin outside David Bowie's house. ↗

— Matthew Bourne

#david #house #i #once #outside

I saw the Nutcracker to be a dummy as I thought of its mouth moving like a nutcracker - and also find them pretty scary as they almost have a life of their own. ↗

— Matthew Bourne

#also #dummy #find #i #life

I wish I was more adventurous. ↗

— Matthew Bourne

#i #i wish #more #wish

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

— Matthew Bourne

#hollywood #i #like #musicals #would

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 reason. ↗

— Matthew Bourne

#always #ballet #bear #been #come

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 everyone in the audience. ↗

— Matthew Bourne

#audience #bear #doing #down #everyone

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 surprising experience. ↗

— Matthew Bourne

#being funny #bit #company #everything #experience

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

— Matthew Bourne

#because #dance #dancers #just #just because