I really felt it was time for a new vision.

Friday night is our date night. We really carve out time for each other.

It's a time to reflect and appreciate all the contributions that others have made to my career and my life. My vision is nothing that hasn't been gleaned or understood from watching and working with so many people I admire before me.

It's a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists.

There's nothing like the force and challenge of a new ballet to galvanize everyone involved in bringing it to life.

In the world of classical ballet there are only a handful of story ballets, so getting a new one is cause for excitement.