Ballet Quote by Justin Peck

When working with classical musicians, it is important to be clear as possible in the score about what my intentions are. Because there isn't…

— Bryce Dessner

When you can't follow a ballet's action, you can always read the program notes.

— Robert Gottlieb

The ballet needs to tell its own story in such a way it can be received without having to be translated into language.

— Twyla Tharp

The funny thing about writing is that whether you're doing well or doing it poorly, it looks the exact same. That's actually one of…

— John Green

I always enjoy ballet when you can read the situation very precisely, when I could tell you exactly which sentence that person is saying…

— Francesca Hayward

The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage.

— Robert Caro

I always feel that the mark of a good ballet is that when you see it more than once, you get more out of…

— Justin Peck

I think every translator would tell you that when they look back at a poem they have translated, they want to pencil in changes.…

— Jesse Lee Kercheval

You don't have to know about ballet to enjoy it, all you have to do is look at it.

— Edwin Denby

I'd always been one of the best in my gymnastics school, so I transferred to trying to be the best dancer, without knowing anything…

— Sergei Polunin

Sometimes I feel as if sections of my ballets were done for me - that I didnt do them myself.

— Antony Tudor

At least in my performances, the audience has become so diverse in a way that I don't think ballet has ever experienced.

— Misty Copeland