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Martha Graham48
American dancer and choreographer 1894–1991Related quotes
“Sing your song. Dance your dance. Tell your tale.”
Frank McCourt book Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes (1996)
“On with the dance! let joy be unconfin'd”
George Gordon Byron Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Source: Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Vyjayanthimala (1936) Indian actress, politician & dancer
Vyjayanthimala still cuts a striking figure tall
“My joy is as painful as my pain.”
Fernando Pessoa book The Book of Disquiet
Ibid., p. 100
The Book of Disquiet
Original: A minha alegria é tão dolorosa como a minha dor.
“From every joy and pain a hope leaps out eternally to escape this pain and to widen joy.”
Nikos Kazantzakis book The Saviors of God
The Saviors of God (1923)
Context: From every joy and pain a hope leaps out eternally to escape this pain and to widen joy.
And again the ascent begins — which is pain — and joy is reborn and new hope springs up once more. The circle never closes. It is not a circle, but a spiral which ascends eternally, ever widening, enfolding and unfolding the triune struggle.
“Either the camera will dance, or I will.”
Fred Astaire (1899–1987) American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter
Fred Astaire in Winge, John. "How Astaire Works." Film and Theatre Today, January 1950, pp. 7-9. (M).
