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Theatre du Genève, Ankara Modern Dance Theater, BalletX, Pennsylvania Ballet, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Istanbul Modern Dance Theater, BJM-Danse Montreal, Le Jeune Ballet du QuĂ©bec, Gothenborg Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Ballet National de Marseille, Ballet Hispanico, Jacoby & Pronk, SaarbrĂĽcken Ballett, Chemnitzer Ballett, Whim W'him, Incolballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, CompañĂa Nacional de Danza, Scottish Ballet, Smuin Ballet, Ballet Austin, The Washington Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Ballet Augsburg, Ballet Nacional Dominicano, Incolballet de Cali, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Ballet Moscow, West Australian Ballet, Ballet Manila, Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Nacional de Chile, Ballet del Municipal de Santiago, and Danza Contemporanea de Cuba.
79:. Because she uses the abstract form, her works do not have established plot lines or characters. She does, however, want the dancers to "tell a story" within the work. She achieves this by emphasizing the eyes, using them as a connecting point among the dancers on stage as well as with the audience. To organize her movement, she is interested in "constructed chaos", a carefully structured work that appears to lack structure. This method makes her creations insightfully detailed while remaining well organized. Lopez Ochoa enjoys working with a wide range of dancers, and also enjoys working with actors. She finds inspiration primarily from art and music, not from the dancers or from other choreographers.
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described the number as short and simple, but also "the most moving, the most mysterious, the most heartily cheered". Laura
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