Gerard van der Leeuw Quotes:
Ocupation: Philosopher
Life: March 18, 1890 - November 18, 1950
Birthday: March 18
Death: November 18
The dance is the most universal of the arts, since, as Goethe justly said, it could destroy all the fine arts. It is an expression of all the emotions of the spirit, from the lowest to the highest. It accompanies and stimulates all the processes of life, from hunting and farming to war and fertility, from love to death. It enables, in turn other arts to come into being: music, song, drama. Despite all their riches, the dance is no formless complex, but a simple unity.
topic: Song, Art, Drama, Process Of Life
