The first year with ABT I learned 13 new roles. Most were lengthy ballets, more complicated than I was used to. I have suffered from tendinitis since I was 13, and it flared up again until the pain was paralyzing.… — Gelsey Kirkland Copy Share Image
There was a stage when Balanchine and I didn't talk. I was trying to develop my classical technique as opposed to the fast-track technique… — Gelsey Kirkland Copy Share Image
The nature of my compulsion was such that I danced in my sleep. The entire household was sometimes awakened by loud thumping sounds coming… — Gelsey Kirkland Copy Share Image
The voices of moral authority in the theatre demanded only punctuality and physical performance. In the light of continuing pressure and stress, the occasional… — Gelsey Kirkland Copy Share Image
Classical virtuosity is more than technique, line, proportion, and balance. It is as if the performer and spectator come together to hold in their… — Gelsey Kirkland Copy Share Image
In saying my prayers, I discovered the voice of an innermost self, the raw nerve of my identity. — Gelsey Kirkland Copy Share Image
When you are on stage you are having an affair with three thousand people. — Gelsey Kirkland Copy Share Image
Fortunately for children, the uncertainties of the present always give way to the enchanted possibilities of the future. — Gelsey Kirkland Copy Share Image
At this stage of my life I would rather try and have some small impact within a company and suffer through those things than… — Gelsey Kirkland Copy Share Image
