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
Yes - it's the same in any other work - the more you massage your thinking the more capable I believe you are of expanding how you go about things and learning. Siobhan Davies capableexpandlearn Change image and share on social
One of our problems is our sense of discipline - dancers have an extraordinary sense of self-discipline. Siobhan Davies dancerdisciplineextraordinary Change image and share on social
They improve greatly, and sometimes I go and see the performances they do and I am consciously aware that there isn't enough work for the good dancers. Siobhan Davies awareconsciouslydancer Change image and 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
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
There's a mass of places, really, where the idea started. Siobhan Davies ideamasplace Change image and 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
What we do now is to be valued - but we need to do more, so that it's more exciting to other people, and therefore that excitement shines back on us and we're able to have the energy to do more, to widen our creativity. Siobhan Davies backcreativityenergy share on social
I don't start a piece knowing exactly what effect it's going to have. There is a seed of an idea that I could never articulate, right at the beginning of the piece, literally like one cell. Siobhan Davies articulatebegincell Change image and share on social
