Speaking of guest artists, it seems to me that you have a particularly special relationship with Diana Vishneva. Do you agree?
[Mr. Gomes smiles with a twinkle in his eyes] Yes. How to describe it in words. It’s about a feeling. About how I’m able to be in control and be humble and she’s able to be as free as she can be. And the way we can both be in the moment on stage. Even in rehearsals. It may be just the way I take her hand, or look at her, and the way she responds. We both start smiling. And when we dance together on stage, it’s always different. I’ll do something different, like touch her cheek in a different way, and she’ll respond in a different way, and I’ll respond to that. It’s like improvisation.
It comes across that way. I’ve seen both of you dance the same roles many times, and it’s never exactly the same. There’s always some difference.
Yes. We react to each other like it’s the first time I’ve danced the role with her, because it is.We’re living in that moment at that time. We don’t imitate what we did before. I look forward to each time I dance with her.