It’s not a dance that asks the other person to be close. Actually, it looks like you’re doing the opposite, like the gestures are expelling, pushing away. In “Inoah,” in our improvisation, we’re always searching for a gesture [that connects] two people, a gesture that needs the other person. One work that influenced a lot of “Inoah” was “N.N.N.N.” by William Forsythe that I totally love and that I think is really one of the best works I have seen. You’re totally blocked.” Then I relaxed, and he did it again.

Source: International New York Times October 29, 2019 17:15 UTC