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 dancing movement
My dancing is not an attempt to interpret life in the literary sense. It is an affirmation of life through movement.
dance tree spine
The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
dance holy-ground dancer
Wherever a dancer stands is holy ground.
nouns verbs theater
Theater is a verb before it is a noun, an act before it is a place.
people dancer chosen
People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I was chosen to be a dancer, and with that, you live all your life.
dance discovery dancing
Dancing is just discovery, discovery, discovery
dance lying law
I am certain that movement never lies. There is only one law of posture I have been able to discover - the perpendicular line connecting heaven and earth.
dance sleep frustration
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.
past rocks back-and-forth
Looking at the past is like lolling in a rocking chair. It is so relaxing and you can rock back and forth on the porch, and never go forward.
block world action
There is a force, a quickness that is translated through you into action. If you block it, the world will not have it...
inspirational dance mean
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.
dance motivation believe
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...
love dance dancing
All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.
dance passion ballet-class
Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.