I've always been excited by the strangeness of ballet, but I can't bear it when people just come forward and do a turn in the air for no reason.

In 2005 New Adventures presented its most ambitious project to date. The channel 4 documentary Bourne To Dance which he also presented was broadcast on Christmas Day 2001. Adventures in Motion Pictures
Matthew Bourne was the artistic director of his first company Adventures In Motion Pictures from 1987 until 2002.

Matthew Bourne OBE (born 13 January 1960) is a British choreographer. He has received multiple awards and award nominations including the Laurence Olivier Award Tony Award and Drama Desk Award and he has also received several Honorary Doctorates of Arts from UK universities.