To think of criticism as a conversation is to think of it as a social act, something that puts you in touch with other people who may think the way you do. — Arlene Croce Copy Share Image
When I left the theater… I was thinking that I’d seen a classic of American dance. It confers a mythic dimension on ordinary aspects… — Arlene Croce Copy Share Image
It is not the man speaking through the woman, it is the woman speaking through the man. — Arlene Croce Copy Share Image
To think of criticism as a conversation is to think of it as a social act, something that puts you in touch with other… — Arlene Croce Copy Share Image
Writing is the process by which you explain to yourself what happened to you. — Arlene Croce Copy Share Image
a masterpiece doesn't so much transcend its time as perpetuate it; it keeps its moment alive. — Arlene Croce Copy Share Image
It is through strength of technique that the body stays in possession of music. — Arlene Croce Copy Share Image
Style consists in maintaining a convincing reality all through a piece. It's like wearing a garment that looks as if it might have been… — Arlene Croce Copy Share Image
If Balanchine had any secret, it was one that has endured through two hundred years of classical ballet. It is that dancing correctly in… — Arlene Croce Copy Share Image
Why are men impersonating women funny while women impersonating men are not? It is a matter of gravity. A heavy thing trying to become… — Arlene Croce Copy Share Image
