Those 25 dancers we worked with for a day, in as highly productive a way as possible - a long class, a period of teaching bits of the repertory - in fact I didn't teach Bank, I've used parts of Oil and Water. Siobhan Davies bankbitclass share on social
Well, it's not full time - my dancers are only paid for six months of the year in two three-month blocks; but yes, it is possible we could do it in another year. Siobhan Davies blockdancerfull Change image and share on social
The dance world is too small in lots of ways - it's too intense, it rattles around itself, and it needs exposing to other ideas. Siobhan Davies danceexposeidea Change image and share on social
It's not just for its influence on us, but to know that we can play a part in it, to understand the influence that we have outside our own existence. Siobhan Davies existenceinfluencepart Change image and share on social
Independent dance - and, fine, it's a very good thing that it remains independent - is a much tougher life: all dancers expect that, and accept that there will be periods of not being able to work, provided there are choice moments during the year when they really can work. Siobhan Davies acceptchoicedance share on social
We're talking about people who've already got 3-4, if not 5-6 years' experience or more, and it's about trying to help professionals develop, using us as a resource for that development. Siobhan Davies developdevelopmentexperience Change image and share on social
We could ask artists from abroad to come in too, so that there could be a mixing and matching of skills from Europe, America and here which would widen our world. Siobhan Davies abroadamericaartist Change image and share on social
On the other hand in London you can get an audience that desires dance to go as far as it can go: they've seen the bricks of ideas built over a period so therefore there is an acceptance of what otherwise might seem out on a limb. Siobhan Davies acceptanceaudiencebrick share on social
We need to think on a broader plane, we need to do more than we're doing. Siobhan Davies broadplane Change image and share on social
If I only made dances about my own experience in dance, it would always be on my track, and I don't want that, I want to be on the track of where dance can take me. Siobhan Davies danceexperiencemake Change image and share on social
