Music is never stationary; successive forms and styles are only like so many resting-places - like tents pitched and taken down again on the road to the Ideal.
Franz LisztRead
If I could say with words what my dances express, I wouldn’t have a reason to dance.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the idea that dance communicates feelings and thoughts that words cannot express.
Mary Wigman emphasizes the profound connection between physical movement and emotional expression. In her view, dance transcends verbal language, allowing for a deeper and more genuine conveyance of emotions that words fail to capture. If one could adequately articulate these feelings through language alone, there would be no need for the unique art form of dance.
Themes
DanceExpressionArtCommunicationEmotion
In practice
Example use cases
In a dance performance, a choreographer could use this quote to explain the essence of their work to the audience.
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