Twyla Tharp, Vampire

“Yes, I’m Dracula, they’re the soil and the dance is the coffin. … In a way it’s not a bad analogy because what I do is, you know — can I dance? Sort of. Am I in condition to do much of anything right now? Absolutely not. I don’t obviously have the instrument now to evolve really demanding physical movement. For that I need — hello — younger bodies.”