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The More Injuries You Get, The Smarter You Get.

I Fell In Love With New York. It Was Like Every Human Being, Like Any Relationship. When I Was A Young New Yorker, It Was One City. When I Was A Grown Man, It Was Another City. I Worked With Many Dance Organizations And Many Wonderful People. In The '90s, It Became Kind Of A Hard And Unwelcoming City In Many Ways. It Became Conservative, Like The Whole Country.

The Problem Is Not Making Up The Steps But Deciding Which Ones To Keep.

I Found That Dance, Music, And Literature Is How I Made Sense Of The World... It Pushed Me To Think Of Things Bigger Than Lifes Daily Routines... To Think Beyond What Is Immediate Or Convenient.

What Brought Me To The Theater, No Matter You're A Jew Or A Russian Or Armenian Or Latvian, Are Suddenly Illuminated By Stage Light And One Beautiful Image Of Dance.