I Think A Playwright Must Be His

New Orleans Was A Thrilling Place Of All Kinds Of Races, It Was A Dangerous Place. It Was Really And Truly The Only International City On The Continent Of North America. There Were All Different Races And Everything Was Celebrated, And It Was A Place Of Difference, And Everybody Was Different And It Was So Odd, The Minute That America Took Over, The Minute That The Louisiana Territory Became Part Of The United States Of America, Instantly You Were Either Black Or White. There Was No Nuance. And So A Free Man Of Color Who Could Own Property Was Suddenly Not Allowed To.

People Rewrite The Play So Much To Make It Palatable To The Audience, To Make Something Clear, That They Just Deaden It. Like It Was Left It In The Oven Too Long.

1975 Is As Much A Historical Document As 1803.

Ballet Is Always About The Realm Of Possibilities, The Realm Of What The Human Body Can Do, What The Human Spirit Can Do. And It's About Listening, It's About Listening To Remarkable Music And How We Respond To That.

I Believe That The Imagination Is The Passport We Create To Take Us Into The Real World. I Believe The Imagination Is Another Phrase For What Is Most Uniquely Us.