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
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.
unique being-unique all-time
There is only one you in all time.
believe yesterday today
I believe one thing: that today is yesterday and tomorrow is today and you can't stop.
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 mediocrity sin
The only sin is mediocrity.
inspirational dance ballet-class
Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body.
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.
inspirational motivational dance
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.
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 fun laughter
It's what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance.
inspirational practice class
You will only get out of a dance class what you bring to it. Learn by practice.
dance communication challenges
Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability.
mother memories father
Sometimes it's blood memory... not the blood your mother and father gave you... but that which stretches back two or three thousand years.
expression unrest vitality
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.