The art of beautiful motion is far and away the oldest. Before man learned how to use any instruments at all, he… — Gerard van der Leeuw Abandon Copy Share Image
The dance is the most universal of the arts, since, as Goethe justly said, it could destroy all the fine arts. It… — Gerard van der Leeuw Accompany Copy Share Image
The surrender of oneself to a stronger power, the unification of one's own movements with the movements of the whole is what… — Gerard van der Leeuw Dance Copy Share Image
Historically and phenomenologically viewed, dance is the original art. All arts are found within it, in its undivided unity. The image, made… — Gerard van der Leeuw Art Copy Share Image
In the dance the boundaries between body and soul are effaced. The body moves itself spiritually, the spirit bodily. — Gerard van der Leeuw Body Copy Share Image
