The reason I'm travelling so much is bec... by Matthew Bourne

director Successful dancer Ballet choreographer

The reason I'm travelling so much is because of reasons that weren't completely planned. Several of the shows became successful and were invited to go to other places and they've all happened at similar times.

- Matthew Bourne

Other quotes by Matthew Bourne

Words Thought

It's one of my strongest dance pieces - having just done Play Without Words which was veering away from a lot of dance - I thought it would be nice to go back to something with almost the most dance I'd done.

- Matthew Bourne

Imagination Theatre People

People know that they're going to see something which is entertaining but challenging as well because of the form it's in. It's dance theatre and it requires you to use your imagination - it's not straight forward.

- Matthew Bourne

Music Want

I'm very conscious that I want the dance audience to respond and respect what I'm doing, so I'm always very true to the music and I honour the music in the way I see it - I don't mess around with the music.

- Matthew Bourne

Project Want

With any project there's one or two things that you really want to do and that's going to crack it.

- Matthew Bourne

Years Will People

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

Pretty Life

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

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