Martha Graham
Martha Graham
Martha Grahamwas an American modern dancer and choreographer whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence of Picasso on modern visual arts, the influence of Stravinsky on music, and the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright on architecture...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChoreographer
Date of Birth11 May 1894
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
dance mean discipline
Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for -- liberation.
dance dancing messengers
Dancers are the messengers of the gods.
dance mean practice
Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
unique being-unique all-time
There is only one you in all time.
dance soul weaving
You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out.
dance communication challenges
Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability.
dance thinking mirrors
The next time you look into the mirror, just look at the way the ears rest next to the head; look at the way the hairline grows; think of all the little bones in your wrist. It is a miracle. And the dance is a celebration of that miracle.
dance art memories
Dancing is a very living art. It is essentially of the moment, although a very old art. A dancer's art is lived while he is dancing. Nothing is left of his art except the pictures and the memories--when his dancing days are over.
dance wings body
Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
dancing secret
The secret to dancing is that it is about everything except dancing.
time past people
The past is not dead; it is not even past. People live on inner time; the moment in which a decisive thought or feeling takes place can be at any time. Timeless feelings are common to all of us.
dance passion movement
Dancers today can do anything; the technique is phenomenal. The passion and the meaning to their movement can be another thing.
dance years dancing
It takes ten years, usually, to make a dancer. It takes ten years of handling the instrument, handling the material with which you are dealing, for you to know it completely.
dance world
The world I'm interested in is the one where things are not named.