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Martha Graham Quotes

A dancer must listen to his body and pay homage to it. Behind the movement lies this terrible, driving passion, this necessity. I won’t settle for anything less Picture Quote #1

The reason dance has held such an ageless magic for the world is that it has been the symbol of the performance of living Picture Quote #1

The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body. I don’t leap and jump anymore. I look at young dancers, and I am envious, more aware of what glories the body contains. But sensitivity is not made dull by age Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it’s blood memory... not the blood your mother and father gave you... but that which stretches back two or three thousand years Picture Quote #1

You will only get out of a dance class what you bring to it. Learn by practice Picture Quote #1

I’m asked so often whether I believe in life after death. I do believe in the sanctity of life, the continuity of life and of energy. I know the anonymity of death has no appeal for me. It is the now that I must face and want to face Picture Quote #1

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The body is a sacred garment. It’s your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor Picture Quote #1

No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a strange, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others Picture Quote #1

Theater used to be a verb; it used to be an act. But nowadays it is just a noun. It is a place Picture Quote #1

I believe one thing: that today is yesterday and tomorrow is today and you can’t stop Picture Quote #1

I did not want to be a tree, a flower or a wave. In a dancer’s body, we as audience must see ourselves, not the imitated behavior of everyday actions, not the phenomenon of nature, not exotic creatures from another planet, but something of the miracle that is a human being Picture Quote #1

Dancing appears glamorous, easy, delightful. But the path to paradise of the achievement is not easier than any other. There is fatigue so great that the body cries, even in its sleep. There are times of complete frustration, there are daily small deaths Picture Quote #1

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It is difficult to see the great dance effects as they happen, to see them accurately, catch them fast in memory. It is even more difficult to verbalize them for critical discussion. The particular essence of a performance, its human sweep of articulate rhythm in space and in time has no specific terminology to describe it by Picture Quote #1

To me, this acquirement of nervous, physical, and emotional concentration is the one element possessed to the highest degree by the truly great dancers of the world. Its acquirement is the result of discipline, of energy in the deep sense. That is why there are so few great dancers Picture Quote #1

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium, and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open Picture Quote #1

The body is a sacred garment: it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honour, and with joy and with fear as well. But always, though, with blessing Picture Quote #1

To practice means to perform, in the face of all obstacles some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired Picture Quote #1

I think the reason dance has held such an ageless magic for the world is that it has been the symbol of the performance of living Picture Quote #1

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The erotic element is life, but doesn’t have to absorb you, it doesn’t have to be a naughty word. It’s the love of life in many ways Picture Quote #1

I’ve always regarded eroticism as a beautiful word. I’m not ashamed to be linked to it. I would be ashamed to be linked to flamboyant sexuality; that’s a part of life, but it isn’t all of it Picture Quote #1

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A dancer must listen to his body and pay homage to it. Behind the movement lies this terrible, driving passion, this necessity. I won’t settle for anything less (Martha Graham Quotes) The reason dance has held such an ageless magic for the world is that it has been the symbol of the performance of living (Martha Graham Quotes) The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body. I don’t leap and jump anymore. I look at young dancers, and I am envious, more aware of what glories the body contains. But sensitivity is not made dull by age (Martha Graham Quotes) Sometimes it’s blood memory... not the blood your mother and father gave you... but that which stretches back two or three thousand years (Martha Graham Quotes) You will only get out of a dance class what you bring to it. Learn by practice (Martha Graham Quotes) I’m asked so often whether I believe in life after death. I do believe in the sanctity of life, the continuity of life and of energy. I know the anonymity of death has no appeal for me. It is the now that I must face and want to face (Martha Graham Quotes) The body is a sacred garment. It’s your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor (Martha Graham Quotes) No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a strange, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others (Martha Graham Quotes) Theater used to be a verb; it used to be an act. But nowadays it is just a noun. It is a place (Martha Graham Quotes) I believe one thing: that today is yesterday and tomorrow is today and you can’t stop (Martha Graham Quotes) I did not want to be a tree, a flower or a wave. In a dancer’s body, we as audience must see ourselves, not the imitated behavior of everyday actions, not the phenomenon of nature, not exotic creatures from another planet, but something of the miracle that is a human being (Martha Graham Quotes) Dancing appears glamorous, easy, delightful. But the path to paradise of the achievement is not easier than any other. There is fatigue so great that the body cries, even in its sleep. There are times of complete frustration, there are daily small deaths (Martha Graham Quotes) It is difficult to see the great dance effects as they happen, to see them accurately, catch them fast in memory. It is even more difficult to verbalize them for critical discussion. The particular essence of a performance, its human sweep of articulate rhythm in space and in time has no specific terminology to describe it by (Martha Graham Quotes) To me, this acquirement of nervous, physical, and emotional concentration is the one element possessed to the highest degree by the truly great dancers of the world. Its acquirement is the result of discipline, of energy in the deep sense. That is why there are so few great dancers (Martha Graham Quotes) There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium, and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open (Martha Graham Quotes) The body is a sacred garment: it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honour, and with joy and with fear as well. But always, though, with blessing (Martha Graham Quotes) To practice means to perform, in the face of all obstacles some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired (Martha Graham Quotes) I think the reason dance has held such an ageless magic for the world is that it has been the symbol of the performance of living (Martha Graham Quotes) The erotic element is life, but doesn’t have to absorb you, it doesn’t have to be a naughty word. It’s the love of life in many ways (Martha Graham Quotes) I’ve always regarded eroticism as a beautiful word. I’m not ashamed to be linked to it. I would be ashamed to be linked to flamboyant sexuality; that’s a part of life, but it isn’t all of it (Martha Graham Quotes)

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