Dame Alice Markova Quotes

A collection of quotes by Dame Alice Markova.

Dame Alice Markova, born on October 27, 1910, was a renowned British ballet dancer and choreographer. She began her career at a young age and went on to become a principal dancer with the Ballets Russes, under the guidance of legendary choreographer Serge Diaghilev. Markova's exceptional talent and artistry made her one of the most celebrated ballerinas of her time. She later founded the English National Ballet, where she served as the company's first Prima Ballerina Assoluta. Throughout her career, Dame Alice Markova made significant contributions to the world of ballet, leaving behind a lasting legacy.

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Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys. But to move an audience in such a role, to hear in the applause that unmistakable note which breaks through good theatre manners and comes from the heart, is to feel that you have won through to life itself. Such pleasure does not vanish with the fall of the curtain, but becomes part of one's own life.

Dame Alice Markova

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