I don't think interpretation is a game about guessing the intentions of the artist. The interpreter has to be accountable to the work, to be able to point to evidence for the interpretation. The Philosophical Complexities of Artistic Interpretation. I want to understand what we do when we interpret works of art. But she points out that such reactions already involve some measure of interpretation.
Interpretation precedes even seemingly basic responses.
They wanted to look like somebody on the street. One of them sat on a bench and ate a sandwich. They repudiated technical virtuosity, rehearsals, even music. And yet their approach became an important part of what we accept as dance today. She acknowledges two different worlds which have virtually no understanding of one another, and lives in both.