Every ballet, whether or not successful artistically or with the public, has given me something important. Mikhail Baryshnikov artisticallyballetimportant Change image and share on social
Dances have a second and third life. You feel they are never ready. They always have a chance for another life. Mikhail Baryshnikov chancedancefeel Change image and share on social
We lived, until I was 12 or so, in communal apartment with five different families and the same kitchen, in two little - my brother and me and my parents. It was hell, but it was a common thing. My father was not general or admiral, but he was colonel. He was teaching in military academy military topography. Mikhail Baryshnikov academyadmiralapartment share on social
My life has been immensely enriched by gay mentors, colleagues and friends, and any discrimination and persecution of gay people is unacceptable. Mikhail Baryshnikov colleaguediscriminationenrich Change image and share on social
I was very restless. I really wanted to be a part of a kind of a progressive society. I was fed up with these Communist doctrines and you were hassled all the time with members of the Party committee who were KGB, what you have to do, where in the West you can go or not to go. Mikhail Baryshnikov committeecommunistdoctrine share on social
I'm an impatient person in many respects. I like to put myself in uncomfortable situations. It forces me to deliver. Mikhail Baryshnikov deliverforceimpatient Change image and share on social
Dancing is my obsession. My life. Mikhail Baryshnikov dancelifeobsession Change image and share on social
I kind of lost interest in the classical dance. I was very much interested in the modern choreography. Mikhail Baryshnikov choreographyclassicaldance Change image and share on social
In the second part of life you get rid of stuff you've accumulated. Mikhail Baryshnikov accumulatehavelife Change image and share on social