Twyla Tharp Quotes

At the end of the day, dancing is something that brings people together.

Music was a large part of my life. and it is a bit cliche, but it's a way people come together.

I think dance in any culture, in any form, is a true leveler.

Cinema brings together people from all walks of life. It connects everybody. It's an art in motion.

The way theater can bring people together is so powerful.

It's cool to be able to use comedy as a way to make people feel like they're a part of a bigger collective rather than as a way to divide.

Music has the power to bring people together like no other art form.

The difference that a drama group or a cinema club can make to a small village or a town. It opens people up to ideas, potential about themselves that really, in a way, education often fails to. It's a way of drawing a community together.

I'm interested in what bonds people together. You know, what brings us together in good ways? And there's not a lot known about that.

Laughter is such a healing thing, and through laughter, we find commonalities with each other. There's a lot of separation in the world, and by creating more things to laugh at, we can create a common ground for open discussion.

I learned that if you bring black people together, you bring them together with a song. To this day, I don't understand how people think they can bring anybody together without a song.

That is the effect of my sculptures in the public domain: people are making contact with each other again.

Music is one of the most powerful things the world has to offer. No matter what race or religion or nationality or sexual orientation or gender that you are, it has the power to unite us.

Be in community, go out to dinner together, do things together. We lose that, we lose a lot. It's important to come together.

Food is kind of the conduit that brings people together.

Partner dancing is a cultured act.

We hunger for connection to a larger community.

The music is really about sharing an experience. That's why we call it Stay Human. It's like we're sharing this genuine human exchange.

Music is a tool that brings people together.

My favorite thing about going to concerts has always been looking around and thinking that there's a lot of people in here that are very much like me, a lot of people in here I could have a full conversation with.

Music is really something that makes people whole.

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.

People make music to get a reaction. Music is communication.

Dance should not just divide people into audience and performers. Everyone should be a participant, whether going to classes or attending special events or rehearsals.

I'm not an isolated person. The more I connect to people, the more I have the feeling that things work.