Artistic Quote by Mikhail Baryshnikov

It costs a great deal of money to do a musical, and the more money involved, the more big business influences the artform.

— Hal Price

It takes a lot of money to be a part of the ballet world. Both the training and the supplies are expensive, the shoes,…

— Misty Copeland

On a TV show, for instance, dancers have to be paid for a week and a half rehearsal time. So unless they're vital to…

— Toni Basil

I have worked with several dance companies.

— Issey Miyake

Most producers who want you to dance are not looking at the long term. They see their evenings, the box office, whom they have…

— Sylvie Guillem

The music industry is so easy compared to the ballet world

— Vanessa Carlton

It never occurred to me that I'd have a dance company.

— Mark Morris

You can't apply the term 'lucrative' to dancing, but it does earn me a decent living.

— Shobana

Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.

— Itzhak Perlman

We've never seen what it is that companies go through, what it is that dancers go through on a daily basis, financially, physically, mentally,…

— Neve Campbell

As ye sow, so shall ye reap. When a ballet company spends a lot of money on gimmicky pieces, it's stuck with them for…

— Robert Gottlieb

Every great dancer has so much to offer.

— Ann Reinking