I'm not interested in seeing dance die. It's not to my advantage. Nor is it to our culture's advantage or anybody else's.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of preserving dance as a vital part of culture.
Twyla Tharp expresses a deep commitment to the art of dance, highlighting its significance not only for individual artists but also for society as a whole. She conveys that the loss of dance would be detrimental, indicating that this form of expression holds value beyond mere entertainment, as it enriches culture and the human experience.
In practice
During a speech at a dance festival, one might say this quote to emphasize the importance of dance in our cultural heritage.
Do I watch dancers as people? Yes, absolutely. Do I watch really good dancers for specifically who they are? Absolutely, because how they move best and how they look best is going to be most familiar to them, and not necessarily to me.
I am still pushing the edge of what my body can do.
No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection that's both painstaking and rewarding. And it takes time.
Without passion, all the skill in the world won't lift you above craft. Without skill, all the passion in the world will leave you eager but floundering. Combining the two is the essence of the creative life.
I grew up in a drive-in theater, from the time I was 8, working in a snack bar watching four features every week. It was silent theater in the sense that this was a drive-in, which meant that I often saw the films going with no sound. But I learned to tell stories through action.
Without passion, all the skill in the world won't lift you above craft.
If you get something right, you really feel it, right in your chest, on stage. I think it's an incomparable experience.
With me every peep becomes a trumpet solo.
I want my stories to move people ... to feel some kind of reward from the writing.
There is no reason why a serious film, one about life, can't be enjoyable, maybe even fun. Emotions can be very entertaining, you know. I try to use them generously in my films.
The red and white and starry blue _x000D_ Is freedom's shield and hope.
All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their history and interrelatedness. And they are all talking at once!
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