Paul Ransom, Journalist

“I could really see my style, even though each of these pieces is quite distinct from the others. Doing this suite is like a mini retrospective for me.”

"For this project I wanted a cross-section of the whole world."

"He doesn’t consider himself an artist as such. He just loves algorithms."

"Everybody dances there. They have music in their blood. This is why there are so many Cuban artists teaching and performing worldwide. We are very proud when we can show our art."

“It’s sad because a lot of young boys don’t have someone to teach them the responsibilities, to show them what it takes to care for family and become self-sufficient."

"I was jamming with these metal dudes and I threw my hair back into a candle flame and it literally just caught fire. Apparently there was so much product in it that the flames were green. But, y’know, I didn’t stop playing."

Loaded up as they are with expectation and obligation, Bangarra deliver the theatrical goods with passionate and powerful aplomb.

“I’d love to be doing this for as long as I can. I can’t imagine myself doing anything different really, although I wanted to be a hairdresser when I was younger.”

“Wigging out is a kind of transcendence. So yeah, we definitely aim for that. It’s quite addictive.”

“Everyone across the music spectrum should come to listen to this experience, to witness this guru in action."

“Y’know, these objects, they were just things I grew up with. They’re part of memory, really. It’s really interesting how kind of skeletal memory is too and how it gets sketchier as you get older.”

“The great thing about dance and also the visual effects I produce when I’m VJing is that there is a similar use of visual rhythm.”