I never intended to dance in my own work, but we did what had to be done. — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
It's amazing what a resource modern technology is now for making ballets, and I film my rehearsals almost every day. — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
American ballet... is ultimately an evolutionary art form, requiring many voices to creatively carry forward. — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
I think it's interesting for people to be exposed to ballet in areas they wouldn't necessarily expect to see it. — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
My intention is to make sure that the new work being created for the ballet world is relevant. — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
I try and create choreography that's in conversation with the music that the audience is hearing. — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
It's probably what I'm most interested in as a choreographer: how I can alter and shift and develop the structure of a… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
I always feel that the mark of a good ballet is that when you see it more than once, you get more… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
I love seeing New York City Ballet from the fourth ring, just seeing the architecture of how these bodies move from above. — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
My philosophy on choreography is that the making of a ballet is a team effort, and we're in this together. It's not… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
George Balanchine is my role model because his work is so varied. You can see two ballets of his and not even… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
It's time for there to be roles in the ballet where two men can fall in love, and a woman can lead… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
There's something refreshing about going to work with a different group of dancers. There are different ways of moving, different ways in… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
When I'm making a new ballet, I usually read through the score a little bit, and then I have to go back… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
What's always interested me the most about ballet is it's this great opportunity for many different artistic mediums to come together to… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
There is a clearing for new creative thought in choreography. I don't feel intimidated; there is a lot I can do that… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
Balanchine is the number one influence for me. His work was really musically driven. He and Jerome Robbins were the ones who… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
I like graceful and elegant partnering that gives an illusion of ease instead of emphasizing difficulty. I don't want to make something… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
The future of ballet is really in the hands of the creators, so if it's something that interests them to push the… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
There's an innate feeling when I choreograph in juxtaposition to how I feel as a dancer. When I choreograph, I never really… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
I've always thought of the process of creating ballets as being this kind of team effort. It's not like being a painter,… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
Balanchine was just able to strike the balance between literal narrative and abstract dance. — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
I'm always interested in linking dance to mundane behavior that everyone can relate to. — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
I think that story ballets, as great as they might sell, they're a really dated and awkward medium to tell stories through.… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
I would love to work with Joanna Newsom on a ballet. I think that would be amazing. She has a gift for… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
Ballet is a classically based art form, so it comes with a certain set of rules, at least to start with; then… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
I really enjoyed watching a ballerina named Denise Dabrowski who used to dance at California Ballet. She was a beautiful ballerina and… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
It's very difficult to switch back and forth between running rehearsals and then stepping in to dance in rehearsals as a dancer.… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
I'm not a very good dancer. My feet don't point far enough; my extension is embarrassing. Dance, for me, has been hard… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
There is a clearing for new creative thought in choreography. I don't feel intimidated; there is a lot I can do that is new… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
When I put on my consumer hat, and I'm buying tickets to be entertained, I'm not interested in seeing, like, 'Don Quixote.' Unless someone… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
There needs to be more encouragement and support for women - at an impressionable age - to explore that choreographic side of their brains. — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
My movement is usually about finding the balance between artistry, athleticism, and musicality. It always originates with a classical basis and expands outwards from… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
When I'm in sneakers, it changes my body carriage. I feel more in my own skin. — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
If I get a commission, it's like a flood of creative thought and energy. — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
I'm always interested in linking dance to mundane behavior that everyone can relate to. — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
I really enjoyed watching a ballerina named Denise Dabrowski who used to dance at California Ballet. She was a beautiful ballerina and role model… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
I've always thought of the process of creating ballets as being this kind of team effort. It's not like being a painter, where you… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
The idea of having a narrative guiding the viewer through and grasping their attention is a really compelling thing. — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
When I saw 'Hamilton,' there was so much information so fast, I had to keep up with it. I find that quality in art… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
