Mikhail Baryshnikov Quotes

What brought me to the theater, no matter you're a Jew or a Russian or Armenian or Latvian, are suddenly illuminated by stage light and one beautiful image of dance.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

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  Mikhail Baryshnikov
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  • Dance
  • Stage