Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart. The instrument through which the dance speaks is also… — Martha Graham Body Copy Share Image
How many leaps did Nijinksy take before he made the one that startled the world? He took thousands and thousands and it… — Martha Graham Arrogance Copy Share Image
It's what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance. — Martha Graham Ballet dance Copy Share Image
I never thought of myself as being a genius. I don't know what genius is. I think a far better expression is… — Martha Graham Blood Copy Share Image
I don't think in Art there is ever a precedent; each moment is a new one & terrifying & threatening & bursting with hope. — Martha Graham Art Copy Share Image
America does not concern itself now with Impressionism. We own no involved philosophy. The psyche of the land is to be found… — Martha Graham America Copy Share Image
“There is a fatigue so great that the body cries, even in its sleep. There are times of complete frustration; there are… — Martha Graham Death Copy Share Image
A dancer must listen to his body and pay homage to it. Behind the movement lies this terrible, driving passion, this necessity.… — Martha Graham Behinds Copy Share Image
Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man. — Martha Graham Art Copy Share Image
“Think of the magic of the foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle and the dance is… — Martha Graham Celebration Copy Share Image
To me, this acquirement of nervous, physical, and emotional concentration is the one element possessed to the highest degree by the truly… — Martha Graham Concentration Copy Share Image
In 1980, a well-meaning fundraiser came to see me and said, "Miss Graham, the most powerful thing you have going for you… — Martha Graham Art Copy Share Image
It is difficult to see the great dance effects as they happen, to see them accurately, catch them fast in memory. It… — Martha Graham Critical Copy Share Image
Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired. — Martha Graham Ballet dance Copy Share Image
Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability. — Martha Graham Challenges Copy Share Image
“The only sin is mediocrity. (While widely attributed to Martha Graham she attributed this to her father)” — Martha Graham Mediocrity Copy Share Image
Modern dance isn't anything except one thing in my mind: the freedom of women in America. — Martha Graham America Copy Share Image
Dancing is a very living art. It is essentially of the moment, although a very old art. A dancer's art is lived… — Martha Graham Art Copy Share Image
One can always lament, you know — but to laugh in the face of life, that's very hard. And for me the… — Martha Graham Comedian Copy Share Image
