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
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.
dance dancing movement
Nothing is more revealing than movement.
philosophy moving land
America does not concern itself now with Impressionism. We own no involved philosophy. The psyche of the land is to be found in its movement. It is to be felt as a dramatic force of energy and vitality. We move; we do not stand still. We have not yet arrived at the stock-taking stage.
mean gestures taste
I love words very much. I've always loved to talk, and I've always love words — the words that rest in your mouth, what words mean and how you taste them and so on. And for me the spoken word can be used almost as a gesture.
inspirational dance thinking
Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle.
lying space light
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.