Friday, March 9, 2012

Martha Graham Inspiration

Martha Graham quote from Hayden's Ferry Review today.

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. No artist is pleased. There is only the queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than others. ~ Martha Graham, dancer and choreographer

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