The Interview: Christopher Marney
September 2026
I thought the tour would take a lot of time to build up the venues and the audience numbers. But really, from the second year, we’ve had so many invitations from different venues internationally because I think the work has appealed to venues. Obviously the calibre of the dancers is wonderful, but the work has really appealed.
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