"Before employing techniques,

the question of mind,

spirit or life must be considered.

When choreographing,

if you consider techniques and apply them to dance,

somehow in the process the most crucial part disappears.

If the technique comes first in dancing, well...

why should we bother dancing?

We don't depend on techniques to live.

I try to ignore techniques and structures and focus on the spiritual.

That's what I strive to achieve in my dancing."

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Kazuo Ohno