"In order that our art may arrive at……" — Jean-Georges Noverre
"In order that our art may arrive at the degree of the sublime which I demand and hope for, it is imperative for dancers to divide their time and studies between the mind and the body, and that both become the object of their application; but, unfortunately, all is given to the latter and nothing to the former. The legs are rarely guided by the brain, and, since intelligence and taste do not reside in the feet, one often goes astray."
—
Jean-Georges Noverre
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
19 Quotes by Jean-Georges Noverre
Jean-Georges Noverre has 19 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
This art, born of genius and good taste, can become beautiful and varied to an infinite degree.
-
Dancing and ballets would undoubtedly take on a new lease on life, if the customs established by a spirit of…
-
In order to dance well, nothing is so important as the turning outwards of the thigh; and nothing is so…
-
The abuse of the best things is always detrimental.
-
True art consists in concealing art.
-
It is shameful that dancing should renounce the empire it might assert over the mind and only endeavor to please…
-
A fine picture is but the image of nature; a finished ballet is nature herself.
-
If our ballets be feeble, monotonous and dull, if they be devoid of ideas, meaning, expression and character, it is…
-
At our theaters we only see feeble copies of the copies that have proceeded them, renounce that slavish routine which…
-
I cannot avoid condemning all those who, from self-conceit have the pretension to imitate great artists of the past. If…
-
Applause lavished at a whim and without discernment, often proves the ruin of young people training for a stage career.
-
The defect in wisdom and taste which exists among the majority of dancers is due to the bad education which…
See all 19 quotes by Jean-Georges Noverre »
More All Quotes
This quote is filed under All Quotes,
one of 128,558 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally…
— Hannah Arendt
-
No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our…
— Hannah Arendt
-
The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all…
— Hannah Arendt
-
The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes…
— Hannah Arendt
-
Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of…
— Hannah Arendt
-
We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and…
— Hannah Arendt
-
I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is…
— Pietro Aretino
-
We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace.
— Jean-Bertrand Aristide
-
The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela,…
— Jean-Bertrand Aristide
-
As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we…
— Jean-Bertrand Aristide
-
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
— Aristophanes
-
A friend to all is a friend to none.
— Aristotle
See all 128,558 All Quotes »