Wall Street Journal100 Years of AttitudeWall Street JournalOver the decades, notable guests have included Isadora Duncan, Lenin (who gave a 1919 speech from a balcony), Prince Charles, Luciano Pavarotti, Madonna and Elton John. For its centenary, the Astoria is spotlighting its ties to the arts.
18 May 2012 | 12:31 pm
Brian Wilson has power and positive thinkingSan Francisco ChronicleIt would be tragic if that facial foliage got tangled in the bike's spinning spokes and the Giants' closer went all Isadora Duncan on us (she was a modern dance pioneer who died when her scarf got caught in the wheel of a sports car).and more »
17 May 2012 | 12:13 am
Go! Music & Dance calendar: May 11-17Times Herald-RecordKaatsbaan — Skidmore Dance Ensemble presents "Lineage" with historic classic works by Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham and Marious Petipa and contemporary works by Debra Fernandez, Ruben Graciani and Denise Warner Limoli, 120 Broadway, Tivoli, ...
11 May 2012 | 10:32 am
New York TimesThe Madness That Is Part of Every LifeNew York Times(Interestingly, the two pure-dance parts of the piece, Isadora Duncan-esque solos from Helena Pikon, seem to express something more private and inward.) The ensemble, all brilliant, includes four of the original cast members of “1980” — Lutz Förster, ...
7 May 2012 | 3:27 pm
Ann Smith brings her flexibility message to CarmelMonterey County Herald"My mother was an interpretive dancer during the Isadora Duncan period," Smith said. "She was constantly telling her students that all movement comes from the center. I didn't know what she was talking about when I was a little girl, but it's all about ...
4 May 2012 | 8:46 am
Signature revives a sendup of the 1980 movie musical 'Xanadu'Washington Post“Roller skates,” says Matthew Gardiner, who is directing and choreographing a version of “Xanadu” at Arlington's Signature Theatre, “will be the death of me.” But what might have otherwise been forgotten with the Village People musical of the same year ...
4 May 2012 | 8:23 am