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“You cannot dance an arabesque in 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker' the same way.”

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Natalia Makarova, born on November 21, 1940, is an outstanding ballerina. Renowned for her exceptional dance skills and artistic expression, she rose to prominence with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow and gained international acclaim. more

“With great difficulty advancing by millimeters each year, I carve a road out of the rock. For millenniums my teeth have wasted and my nails broken to get there, to the other side, to the light and the open air. And now that my hands bleed and my teeth tremble, unsure in a cavity cracked by thirst and dust, I pause and contemplate my work. I have spent the second part of my life breaking the stones, drilling the walls, smashing the doors, removing the obstacles I placed between the light and myself in the first part of my life.”

Years Firsts Hands Light Sides Doors Air Rocks Broken Wall Stones Difficulty Obstacles Teeth Dust Contemplating Nails Thirst Pauses Cracked Advancing Unsure Smashing Drilling

Author:Octavio Paz

“I would call back at least for literature this world of shadows we are losing. In the mansion called literature I would have the eaves deep and the walls dark, I would push back into the shadows the things that come forward too clearly, I would strip away the useless decoration. I do not ask that this be done everywhere, but perhaps we may be allowed at least one mansion where we can turn off the electric lights and see what it is like without them.”

World May Done Light Turns Asks Literature Dark This World Wall Losing Shadow Useless Electric Mansions Turn Off Decoration Electric Light

Author:Junichiro Tanizaki

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