Benjamin Harkarvy quotes

Benjamin Harkarvy quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“So many dancers rely on some sort of magic happening on the stage. They never, for various reasons, work full out in rehearsal. That's very uncreative. They don't discover the kinds of things that add up to a remarkable performance.”
-- Benjamin Harkarvy

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“When you dance and move around it creates a different reaction from the audience - they love it.”
“There are female artists I can look at that I find more in common with than the male artists, because they're blending the pop, dance and theatricality... but currently there aren't a lot of guys who go there.”
“Many other women have kicked higher, balanced longer, or turned faster. These are poor substitutes for passion.”
“Toe dancing is a dandy attention getter, second only to screaming.”
“That's when the magic happens- when everyone else is asleep and you're awake thinking about the world as it is, and the world as it could be. Make the most of those moments.”

Source : Adam Braun (2015). “The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change”, p.203, Simon and Schuster
“Magic likes a good tragedy, too.”
“The alleycats manipulate the blocks with gutter magic”

Source : Song: Nickel Plated Pockets, Album: Daylight, 2002
“For me, there is very little difference between magic and art. To me, the ultimate act of magic is to create something from nothing: It's like when the stage magician pulls the rabbit from the hat.”

Source : Independent on Sunday, June 09, 1991.
“Women add zest to the unlicensed hours.”
“Employers need to recognize that the world has changed and there are people who would like to help them provide solution in ways that are new, modern and that add value to companies.”

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