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Angela Isadora Duncan (May 26, 1877 or May 27, 1878 [a] – 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. Born and raised in California, she lived and danced in Western Europe, the US and Soviet Russia from the age of 22.
Jun 29, 2024 · 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.
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- Isadora Duncan was an American dancer whose teaching and performances in the late 19th and early 20th century helped to free ballet from its conser...
- Isadora Duncan was a great innovator: her repudiation of artificial technical restrictions and her reliance on the grace of natural movement helped...
- One of four children, Isadora Duncan was raised by her music teacher mother. Duncan had a child by theatre director-designer Gordon Craig and anoth...
- Isadora Duncan rejected the rigidity of ballet and based her dancing on natural movements. Unsuccessful in America, she went abroad, where the patr...
- During the last years of her life, Isadora Duncan lived precariously in Nice on the French Riviera, where she met with a fatal accident: her long s...
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.
Nov 13, 2009 · On September 14, 1927, dancer Isadora Duncan is strangled in Nice, France, when the enormous silk scarf she is wearing gets tangled in the rear hubcaps of her open car.
Feb 24, 2019 · Updated on February 24, 2019. Known for: Pioneering work in expressive dance and modern dance. Dates: May 26 (27?), 1877 - September 14, 1927. Occupation: dancer, dance teacher. Also known as: Angela Isadora Duncan (birth name); Angela Duncan. About Isadora Duncan. She was born as Angela Duncan in San Francisco in 1877.
As Viviana Durante Company prepare to pay tribute to the pioneering choreographer and dancer, Isadora Duncan, we learn more about her fascinating history and legacy as a feminist icon.
