Shakespeare has always been up for grabs, and choreographers have every right to use him any way they choose.
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I'll bet Shakespeare compromised himself a lot; anybody who's in the entertainment industry does to some extent.
Shakespeare's always on my dance card if it can be.
Shakespeare is universal.
A director is a choreographer, both politically and creatively.
Shakespeare pulls on us and demands the best of us. You never successfully wrestle one of his plays to the ground and say, 'See? That's It!'
There was a time when people liked to take Shakespeare and twist him around to make whatever social or political statement they wanted to make.
You get used to working with one choreographer. You kind of get stuck in that vein and you work your way out of it, picking up someone else's style, their flavor. It takes a bit of time.
You never get the Shakespeares right. It's not possible.
I think you need brains to do any Shakespeare with any authority. I could do Shakespeare, but not with any authority.
Choreographers, historically, are born, not made - their talents drive them to it.
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