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Dance Europe Interview with Kevin McKenzie


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The July issue of Dance Europe contains a very informative interview with Kevin McKenzie. The interview covers a lot of ground including how McKenzie got the artistic director job at ABT, the companies financial troubles over the years, Alexei Ratmansky and Misty Copeland. But two questions really caught my eye. (Since Dance Europe doesn't post its content in-full on the Internet, I will paraphrase McKenzie's answers):

Were guest artists part of your strategy to get the company back on track?

He answers that "it was" but that it became like being "an alcoholic" -- the solution "becomes the problem".

Did the presence of guests affect company morale?

He says that the guests did have a "negative impact on the company morale," which is why he is shifted away from the pure guest star approach to the dancer exchange policy.

Love his directorship or hate it, the interview is definitely a good read.

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