We can't stand silence, because silence induces thinking. And if we thought, we would have to face ourselves.
Agnes de MilleModern dancers give a sinister portent about our times. The dancers don't even look at one another. They are just a lot of isolated individuals jiggling in a kind of self-hypnosis and dancing with others only to remind themselves that we are not completely alone in this world.
Agnes de MilleIf you want to understand a nation, look at its dances and listen to its folk songs - don't pay any attention to its politicians.
Agnes de MilleTo dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking.
Agnes de Mille