ISADORA DUNCAN: A LIFE

by David A. McElroy

In 1884, when Isadora Duncan was six years old, she realized she wanted to become "the world¹s greatest dancer!" She mimicked the waves of the ocean, the flights of birds, passing clouds and the movement of the wind in the trees. She started on her journey to become the founder of modern dance.

ISADORA DUNCAN: A LIFE is a play about the life, love and art of Isadora Duncan, the legendary American dancer and...

In 1884, when Isadora Duncan was six years old, she realized she wanted to become "the world¹s greatest dancer!" She mimicked the waves of the ocean, the flights of birds, passing clouds and the movement of the wind in the trees. She started on her journey to become the founder of modern dance.

ISADORA DUNCAN: A LIFE is a play about the life, love and art of Isadora Duncan, the legendary American dancer and innovator of modern dance. Isadora was a larger than life celebrity, in the Victorian age, and was one of the chief influences in the women¹s movement. She championed women's rights in marriage, child advocacy, work and society. Isadora became a pioneer for other women artists. She danced in thin tunics, of obvious transparency, in a corseted age. She danced barefooted, when women wore high button shoes. She had babies out of wedlock, several lovers and sometimes lectured her audience in the middle of a performance. If she lived today she would garner as many headlines as Beyonce! Before Isadora, the dance was merely a form of entertainment. She left it a great and limitless art, capable of expressing the deepest aspirations of the soul. Isadora Duncan: A Life is a play about a life lived with passion and a total artistic commitment, and the happiness and tragedy that that life issued.

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  • Irene L. Pynn: ISADORA DUNCAN: A LIFE

    A fascinating look at the life of a fascinating woman. This play is dreamlike in its surreal and poetic scenes. Each moment provides an intimate window into some of the most beautiful and tragic moments of Isadora Duncan's career.

    A fascinating look at the life of a fascinating woman. This play is dreamlike in its surreal and poetic scenes. Each moment provides an intimate window into some of the most beautiful and tragic moments of Isadora Duncan's career.

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, Playfest - Orlando FL, Year 2003
  • Type Reading, Organization Disney Institute, Year 1999
  • Type Reading, Organization Civic Theatre, Orlando FL, Year 1998

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Blue Winds Theatre, Minnepolis MN, Year 1993
  • Type Professional, Organization Gorilla Theatre, Tampa FL, Year 1999
  • Type Professional, Organization Caldwell Theatre, Boca Raton FL, Year 2000