Damian Woetzel

I want to go into science class and awaken that spark that makes learning possible. ”

The challenge is maintaining your interest over a long career, as opposed to pushing hard with no longevity. I'm surprised that I've been able to dance as long as I have. ”

The Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail is unlike any other performance venue in the world, set with mountains and trees as a backdrop. ”

I'm going to do some consulting for nonprofits and arts agencies. These are areas I'm interested in that didn't come directly out of Harvard, but certainly I started looking at things in a different manner. ”

It's a false proposition that we have to take the arts away to fund something else. ”

I like that feeling of letting loose, of not planning every step. The best performances are the ones that you just let happen. ”

Dancing was one of the hobbies my brother and I had when we were kids, and dance ended up being the one that stuck. I dropped everything else until that was what was left in the end. ”

I strive to create new opportunities in terms of partnerships and new works being presented and things you haven't seen anywhere else. Also to help you see old things in ways you haven't seen them before. ”

I haven't fallen that much, but when I have, it's usually in the attempt to do something worthwhile. As for recovery, you just have to get up! ”

I have long been interested in exploring and advancing the valuable relationships between the arts and society. ”