Tag: ‘Isadora Duncan’

• Isadora Duncan: The Dancer of the Future [VIDEO]

   Guide: Modern Dance in America In this video, I discuss Isadora Duncan’s philosophy, influences, and aesthetic. I intend to put together a second video covering her biography and her influence on the following generation of dancers. This is the second in my series of videos charting the evolution of Modern dance in America. In the first [...]

  posted in Dance, Modern, Videos tagged Isadora Duncan, Modern dance

• An Introduction to Modern Dance

  After a prolonged period of delighting in the occasional film or performance of contemporary dance (especially the work of Mark Morris) while bemoaning my lack of knowledge of the broader context of dance in the 20th century, I’ve begun an intensive self-directed crash course in the history of Modern dance. I’ll be pursuing this study through the [...]

  posted in Dance, Modern tagged documentary film, George Balanchine, Isadora Duncan, Katherine Dunham, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Modern dance, Ruth St. Denis, Twyla Tharp