My Life (Revised and Updated)W. W. Norton & Company, 27 mei 2013 - 368 pagina's A remarkable account of a wildly artistic life, finally restored to its unexpurgated form, with a revealing new introduction by Joan Acocella. The visionary choreographer and dancer Isadora Duncan (1877–1927) not only revolutionized dance in the twentieth century but blazed a path for other visionaries who would follow in her wake. While many biographies have explored Duncan’s crucial role as one of the founders of modern dance, no other book has proved as critical—as both historical record and vivid evocation of a riveting life—as her autobiography. From her early enchantment with classical music and poetry to her great successes abroad, to her sensational love affairs and headline-grabbing personal tragedies, Duncan’s story is a dramatic one. My Life still stands alone as “a great document, revealing the truth of her life as she understood it, without reticence or apology or compromise” (New York Herald Tribune). Now, in this fully restored edition, with its risqué recollections and fervent idealism, My Life can be appreciated by a new generation. |
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Pagina xiii
... artists, rarely got going before noon.) Even more striking is the impracticality of Isadora and Duncan's plan. When they bought Kopanos, they did not notice—or perhaps they didn't care—that it had no source of water. Later, they tried ...
... artists, rarely got going before noon.) Even more striking is the impracticality of Isadora and Duncan's plan. When they bought Kopanos, they did not notice—or perhaps they didn't care—that it had no source of water. Later, they tried ...
Pagina xvi
... artist of the late nineteenth century. Her melding of dance with high-quality music was inspired by his project of the Gesamtkunstwerk, the unification of the theatrical arts. (Wagner died when she was a child. In 1904 his wife, Cosima ...
... artist of the late nineteenth century. Her melding of dance with high-quality music was inspired by his project of the Gesamtkunstwerk, the unification of the theatrical arts. (Wagner died when she was a child. In 1904 his wife, Cosima ...
Pagina xvii
... artistic innovation is not the one who actually originated it but the one who made of it the most impressive work. If not with the tunics, then in the claim of naturalness, of truth—which is the ultimate basis of early modern dance, and ...
... artistic innovation is not the one who actually originated it but the one who made of it the most impressive work. If not with the tunics, then in the claim of naturalness, of truth—which is the ultimate basis of early modern dance, and ...
Pagina xx
... artist. In addition, he was an alcoholic and a thug, and, it often seems, deranged. He repeatedly beat Duncan up and insulted her in public. (“Woman very oldl”) He trashed hotel rooms in which they stayed while she was on tour. Once he ...
... artist. In addition, he was an alcoholic and a thug, and, it often seems, deranged. He repeatedly beat Duncan up and insulted her in public. (“Woman very oldl”) He trashed hotel rooms in which they stayed while she was on tour. Once he ...
Pagina xxiii
... artists and artisans. Ligoa knew little of who these people were in the world—they were animated and spontaneous ... artist's studio; the green low—pile carpet she danced upon covered the floor. Isa— dora had traveled the world with ...
... artists and artisans. Ligoa knew little of who these people were in the world—they were animated and spontaneous ... artist's studio; the green low—pile carpet she danced upon covered the floor. Isa— dora had traveled the world with ...
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