I'm trying to create ballets that I would enjoy seeing. Justin Peck More Quotes by Justin Peck More Quotes From Justin Peck When I'm in sneakers, it changes my body carriage. I feel more in my own skin. Justin Peck skin feel my-own body My grandfather James Peck was a civil rights activist. Justin Peck civil activist rights grandfather The future of ballet is really in the hands of the creators, so if it's something that interests them to push the envelope with gender roles, then I think it will change. But if that's not of interest to a dance-maker, if their interest is to sort of preserve the way things have been done for the past 200 years, then nothing is going to change. Justin Peck gender future change past To me, dance and ballet are not so accessible. Justin Peck accessible me ballet dance It's probably what I'm most interested in as a choreographer: how I can alter and shift and develop the structure of a piece and of the space. Justin Peck how structure i-can space It's time for there to be roles in the ballet where two men can fall in love, and a woman can lead a company of 20 dancers that include both men and women. Justin Peck women time love men 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 or innovative or different. Justin Peck new feel thought i-can My choreography is very classically based. Justin Peck based very choreography I like graceful and elegant partnering that gives an illusion of ease instead of emphasizing difficulty. I don't want to make something 'contemporary' or 'trendy,' because ballet doesn't progress on one track: it can branch out in many directions, and as Balanchine showed, there's always room for pure classicism and more subtle alterations of it. Justin Peck always illusion progress want Ballet dancers are among the greatest living athletes. Justin Peck dancers greatest living ballet Chicago is amazing. Justin Peck amazing chicago It's nice to have the support and infrastructure to do what I want creatively. That's kind of a rare thing to find. Justin Peck find support nice want Pressure feels sort of normal to me. Justin Peck sort me normal pressure George Balanchine is my role model because his work is so varied. You can see two ballets of his and not even realize that they are by the same choreographer. Justin Peck realize see you work I try and create choreography that's in conversation with the music that the audience is hearing. Justin Peck create try music conversation 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 have your paint, and you have canvas, and you just go at it. I'm working with these living, breathing, functioning human beings, and they have their own thoughts and ideas about what works well movement-wise. Justin Peck thoughts you effort team When I saw 'Hamilton,' there was so much information so fast, I had to keep up with it. I find that quality in art exhilarating. Justin Peck find information quality art American ballet... is ultimately an evolutionary art form, requiring many voices to creatively carry forward. Justin Peck carry american forward art What's always interested me the most about ballet is it's this great opportunity for many different artistic mediums to come together to create a cohesive experience. Justin Peck me experience together opportunity Balanchine was just able to strike the balance between literal narrative and abstract dance. Justin Peck strike just balance dance
