"Because of his precise, detailed airtight instructions, I feel confined when I dance certain of his ballets, like Afternoon of a Faun. Every movement and emotion is built in. I think it is a work that suits best, and is more easily danced by, young dancers, who are less self-aware, who have fewer self-concepts about themselves as dancers." --Mr. Martins in Far from Denmark
I'd simply like to see the man with the best upper body in the company in this number.
Does any one else have any insights on this aspect of restrictiveness? Is is true for the female too? Perhaps this was a time for Peter to "Swallow it, Swallow it" --Dancing for Mr. B.