To me, the body says what words cannot. I believe that dance was the first art. A philosopher has said that dance and architecture were the first arts. I believe that dance was first because it's gesture, it's communication. That doesn't mean it's telling a story, but it means it's communicating a feeling, a sensation to people.
Dance is the hidden language of the soul, of the body. And it's partly the language that we don't want to show.


New York Times interview (1985)

Martha Graham Quotes

To me, the body says what words cannot. I believe that dance was the first art. A philosopher has said that dance and architecture were the first...

To me, the body says what words cannot. I believe that dance was the first art. A philosopher has said that dance and architecture were the first...

To me, the body says what words cannot. I believe that dance was the first art. A philosopher has said that dance and architecture were the first...

To me, the body says what words cannot. I believe that dance was the first art. A philosopher has said that dance and architecture were the first...