Doris Humphrey Quotes and Sayings - Page 1

“The Dancer believes that his art has something to say which cannot be expressed in words or in any other way than by dancing.”
-- Doris Humphrey

#Art #Believe #Dancing
“The person drawn to dance as profession is notoriously unintellectual. He thinks with his muscles, delights in expression with body, not words; finds analysis painful and boring; and is a creature of physical ebullience.”
-- Doris Humphrey

#Thinking #Expression #Analysis
“Nothing so clearly and inevitably reveals the inner man than movement and gesture. It is quite possible, if one chooses, to conceal and dissimulate behind words or paintings or statues or other forms of human expression, but the moment you move you stand revealed, for good or ill, for what you are.”
-- Doris Humphrey

#Dance #Moving #Men
“There are times when the simple dignity of movementcan fulfill the function of a volume of words.”
-- Doris Humphrey

#Simple #Dignity #Volume
“Dance form is logical, but it is all in the realm of feeling, sensitivity and imagination...”
-- Doris Humphrey

#Imagination #Feelings #Logical
“The Dancer believes that his art has something to say which cannot be expressed in words or in any other way than by dancing... there are times when the simple dignity of movement can fulfill the function of a volume of words. There are movements which impinge upon the nerves with a strength that is incomparable, for movement has power to stir the senses and emotions, unique in itself. This is the dancer's justification for being, and his reason for searching further for deeper aspects of his art.”
-- Doris Humphrey

#Dance #Art #Believe
“There are movements which impinge upon the nerves with a strength that is incomparable, for movement has power to stir the senses and emotions, unique in itself.”
-- Doris Humphrey

#Unique #Nerves #Movement

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