"For my part, if I had the power I would insist on all oratorios being sung in the costume of the period - with a possible exception in the case of the Creation."

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For the Indian,dance is a personal form of prayer. When the Eagle Dancer puts on his costume,when he begins to dance to the music,he doesn't simply perform it; he actually becomes the eagle itself. The dancer is virtually inseparable from the dance.

— Jamake Highwater