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Angela Isadora Duncan (May 26, 1877 or May 27, 1878 – September 14, 1927) was an American-born dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance and performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the US.
5 days ago · Isadora Duncan (born May 26, 1877, or May 27, 1878, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died September 14, 1927, Nice, France) was an American dancer whose teaching and performances helped to free ballet from its conservative restrictions and presaged the development of modern expressive dance.
Apr 2, 2014 · Isadora Duncan was a trailblazing dancer and instructor whose emphasis on freer forms of movement was a precursor to modern dance techniques. (1877-1927) Who Was Isadora Duncan? Isadora...
Isadora Duncan (1877-1927), often called the “mother of modern dance” was born in San Francisco and went on to liberate dance from the confines of the ballet of her time, shedding slippers and corset to combine the use of simple, natural movement with a vibrant musicality.
Isadora Duncan was one of the great innovators in the history of dance. Her dance technique and choreography, the extraordinary events that marked her life, and her philosophy and writings on dance and life continue to fascinate dancers and historians.
Feb 24, 2019 · Isadora Duncan brought modern dance to the world, living (and dying) with her personal tragedy.
Known as the “Mother of Modern Dance,” Isadora Duncan was a self-styled revolutionary whose influence spread from American to Europe and Russia, creating a sensation everywhere she performed. Her style of dancing eschewed the rigidity of ballet and she championed the notion of free-spiritedness coupled with the high ideals of ancient Greece ...
The repertory of Isadora Duncan is a global treasure, a legacy of artistic genius that is shared across cultures and across generations. Isadora Duncan created hundreds of dances during her decades-long career in the early 20th century, many of which survive to this day due to the diligent efforts of the subsequent Duncan dance practitioners ...
A remarkable evening of performance paying tribute to the American dancer Isadora Duncan, a timeless feminist icon who made work that enabled women to express themselves physically on their own terms.
Duncan, Isadora (1878–1927) American dancer, the most prominent of her time, who invented the "New System" of improvised movements interpretive of poetry, music, and the rhythms of nature. Born Angela Isadora Duncan on May 27, 1878, in San Francisco; strangled by her shawl in a freak accident in Nice, France, on September 14, 1927; daughter ...
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