Isadora Duncan in the 21st Century: Capturing the Art and Spirit of the Dancer's Legacy
- Author: Seidel, Andrea Mantell
fills a critical gap in the extent scholarship on early twentieth-century dance artist Isadora Duncan...rich imagery —
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$33.00Contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. First Principles: From Breath to Organic Motion
- 2. Dancing Innocence and Awakening: Childhood and Youth
- 3. Training for Dance and the Dance of Life
- 4. Beingness and the Art of Enlightened Performance: Ave Maria
- 5. Enlightened Performance and Dancing the Chorus: Blessed Spirits
- 6. The Art of the Solo Dancer: The Brahms, Chopin and Gluck Dances
- 7. Dancing Community and Joy: The Strauss Waltzes
- 8. Apollonian Form, Beauty and the Natural Body
- 9. Dancing the Ecstasy of Dionysus: Bacchanal
- 10. Dancing the Music
- 11. Dancing Tragedy and Triumph: Mother, Revolutionary and Nocturne
- 12. Women Warriors: Dances of Revolutionary Russia
- Epilogue. The Dancer of the Future: Onward into the Light
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
