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I don't regret 'West Side Story' one bit. It was an incredible movie full of young people with amazing rapport. George Chakiris
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After I finished working on the movie, I went back into the show again playing Riff, so it was an incredible time because I loved playing Riff in the theater and, of course, I loved playing Bernardo in the film. We had such a really beautiful time. We knew we were working on something of quality. George Chakiris
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Whether it's Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire or 'West Side Story,' see it on the big screen. That's the way we should appreciate it. George Chakiris
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You don't stop when a musical number comes up and do the number and then take up the scene where you left off. It all moves forward. Your work as an actor was part of your work as a dancer as well. It was dialogue through movement. George Chakiris
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I mean, I think in the early days we were pretty... pretty British in our entertainment leads. Graeme Murphy
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We moved, and there was a golden era in the '40s when we were so conscious of who we were as Australians. Graeme Murphy
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And dance is wonderful because dance is so immediate. Graeme Murphy
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I'm thrilled at the moment because our audiences, you know, they... the demographic is 50% male. Graeme Murphy
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Sydney is a very good market for us - we have a very strong following here. Graeme Murphy
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Normally our season is seven weeks in the Drama Theatre and four weeks in the Opera Theater. Graeme Murphy
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We also tour nationally and internationally. Graeme Murphy
Tour Also Internationally
Mostly, I'm in the very enviable position that no one dictates what I do. Graeme Murphy
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I'm in the position to pick the cream of the crop. Graeme Murphy
Crop Pick Cream Position
No one was creating and I always wanted to be created on. Graeme Murphy
No-One Always Wanted Created Creating
We can't afford big symphonies but we commission works that sound rich and symphonic because of the nature of the instrumentation and the people we work with. Graeme Murphy
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Yes, Carl Vine stuck around. He's now number one composer for choreography. Graeme Murphy
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I don't think people we'll miss the fact that SDC is way up there and that our profile is high. Graeme Murphy
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But I also wanted to give them an intelligent emotional journey, without having to suspend reality - to be able to look at those characters and see reasons for the relationships and why what happens happens. Graeme Murphy
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For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music into the service of the whimsical telling of it. Graeme Murphy
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I always did each show for about two years. So if you play the music, it just comes back to me. Gwen Verdon
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I copied my brother. He was a natural dancer. Graceful. People always asked did we study ballet. We never did. Harold Nicholas
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If you were black, you experienced prejudice. It wasn't a real horrible thing for us; we went through it. We noticed it mostly in the South and in Las Vegas, where we couldn't stay in the hotels where we entertained. But that began to change. Harold Nicholas
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I believe strongly in the power of arts education to engage and empower young people. Heather Watts
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I need to live in new shoes and not be a dancer. Heather Watts
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I don't want to be one of those people who have the best part of their life be 'back when.' Heather Watts
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Any intelligent woman who reads the marriage contract, and then goes into it, deserves all the consequences. Isadora Duncan
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