Recording of a ‘talk and dance’ performance that pays tribute to groundbreaking dancer and choreographer, Isadora Duncan, creator of what is now known as modern dance. The performance features a solo dance work by Lori Belilove, founder of the Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation and its resident company. Her dancing is accompanied by the words of Peter Kurth, author of ‘Isadora: A Sensational Life’. Their performance highlights the unique qualities of Duncan’s repertoire and tragic life, through anecdotes and vignettes. Choreography by Lori Belilove after Isadora Duncan.
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ACMI Identifier
317872
Language
English
Subject categories
Music & Performing Arts → Dancers
Music & Performing Arts → Dancing
Music & Performing Arts → Dancing - United States
Music & Performing Arts → Modern dance
Music & Performing Arts → Performing arts
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)