I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last year she was teaching. Twyla Tharp More Quotes by Twyla Tharp More Quotes From Twyla Tharp Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways. Twyla Tharp life-lesson failure giving-up Our ability to grow is directly proportional to an ability to entertain the uncomfortable. Twyla Tharp uncomfortable ability inspirational 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. Twyla Tharp reflection exercise inspirational 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. Twyla Tharp passion skills essence Every work of art needs a spine – an underlying theme, a motive for coming into existence. It doesn't have to be apparent to the audience. But you need it at the start of the creative process to guide you and keep you going. Twyla Tharp creative art needs If you only do what you know and do it very, very well, chances are that you won't fail. You'll just stagnate, and your work will get less and less interesting, and that's failure by erosion Twyla Tharp erosion chance interesting dance is simply the refinement of human movement - walking, running, and jumping. We are all experts. There should be no art form more accessible than dance, yet no art is more mystifying in the public imagination. Twyla Tharp dance running art Creativity is more about taking the facts, fictions, and feelings we store away and finding new ways to connect them. What we're talking about here is metaphor. Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art, if it is not art itself. Metaphor is our vocabulary for connecting what we are experiencing now with what we have experienced before. It's not only how we express what we remember , it's how we interpret it - for ourselves and others. Twyla Tharp creativity talking art Life is about moving, it’s about change. And when things stop doing that they’re dead. Twyla Tharp life-and-love life-is moving More often than not I've found, a rut is a consequence of sticking to tried and tested methods that don't take into account how you or the world has changed. Twyla Tharp ruts creativity world There are as many forms of memory as there are ways of perceiving, and every one of them is worth mining for inspiration. Twyla Tharp inspiration memories way Without the little ideas, there are no big ideas. Twyla Tharp bigs littles ideas You don't get into the mood to create – it's discipline. Twyla Tharp mood discipline I'm often asked, 'Where do you get your ideas?' ...It's like asking, 'Where do you find air to breathe?' Ideas are all around you. Twyla Tharp air inspirational ideas If art is the bridge between what you see in your mind and what the world sees, then skill is how you build that bridge. Twyla Tharp skills bridges art Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. Twyla Tharp music dance running You have to believe there's something at the other side. And you have to have faith in yourself. You have to think that you have the tools to accomplish it. Twyla Tharp dance inspirational believe Dance is the stepchild of the arts. Twyla Tharp stepchild dance art Reading, conversation, environment, culture, heroes, mentors, nature – all are lottery tickets for creativity. Scratch away at them and you’ll find out how big a prize you’ve won. Twyla Tharp creativity reading hero When you're in a groove, you're not spinning your wheels; you're moving forward in a straight and narrow path without pauses or hitches. You're unwavering, undeviating, and unparalleled in your purpose. A groove is the best place in the world. Because when you are in it, you have the freedom to explore, where everything you question leads you to new avenues and new routes. Twyla Tharp spinning world moving
