Twyla Tharp Quotes - Page 9

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• I never studied with Balanchine, but his work was very important to me.

  Twyla Tharp

  Important

  "The High Priestess of Creative Movement". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 25, 1993.

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• I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it to be excellent.

  Twyla Tharp

  Mean, Dancing, Intimidating

  "The High Priestess of Creative Movement". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 25, 1993.

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• This is not a pleasant route for many young people to consider. You have to be either hopelessly passionate, or very stupid.

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  Dance, Stupid, People

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• I can't emphasize this idea enough. Getting involved with your collaborator's problems almost always distracts you from your own. That can be tempting. That can be a relief. But it usually leads to disaster.

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  Ideas, Relief, Problem

  Twyla Tharp (2009). “The Collaborative Habit: Life Lessons for Working Together”, p.67, Simon and Schuster

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• when dancing is right, the movement possesss a logic common to us all, an inevitability that takes it beyond the personal and egocentric and makes of it classical art.

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  Dance, Art, Dancing

  Twyla Tharp (1992). “Push Comes to Shove”, Bantam Dell Publishing Group

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• I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last year she was teaching.

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  Teaching, Years, Able

  "The High Priestess of Creative Movement". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 25, 1993.

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• It's very difficult to justify a profession as a dancer.

  Twyla Tharp

  Dance, Difficult, Justify

  "The High Priestess of Creative Movement". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 25, 1993.

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• Never worry that rote exercises aimed at developing skills will suffocate creativity. At the same time, it's important to recognize that demonstrating great technique is not the same as being creative.

  Twyla Tharp

  Creativity, Exercise, Skills

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