Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.
MARTHA GRAHAMYou will only get out of a dance class what you bring to it. Learn by practice.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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Misery is a communicable disease.
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Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
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It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.
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It’s what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance.
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When you start with an idea, or something hits you, then you have to follow that through to the end, and it’s the following through to the end that makes the pattern. That, for me, is choreography.
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What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.
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There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.
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Repetition not for monotony but the ecstasy it induces.
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Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for — liberation.
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The center of the stage is where I am.
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Dancers are the messengers of the gods.
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You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open.
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Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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I am absorbed in the magic of movement and light. Movement never lies. It is the magic of what I call the outer space of the imagination.
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