Isadora Duncan Dance Company Presents THE ART OF ISADORA Tonight, 5/22Broadway WorldThe six performances of the program The Art of Isadora will offer a retrospective on the life and art of Isadora Duncan, including signature solos and group works performed with live piano accompaniment by Matthew Ward. Performance will include a ...
21 May 2012 | 9:41 pm
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
Wilton native produces Broadway showsThe HourHer repertoire included Isadora Duncan, Ralph Lemon, and the American Dance Machine. After her injury she taught dance in Manhattan public schools, but missed the limelight associated with the stage. "I crushed the medial sesamoid bone, which allows ...and more »
10 May 2012 | 1:41 pm
Calendar: What's happening this weekAlbany Times UnionProgram presents historic classic works by Marius Petipa, Isadora Duncan, and Martha Graham along with contemporary works by Debra Fernandez and Ruben Graciani. • Rhythmic Circus, The Colonial Theatre, 111 South St., Pittsfield When: 8 pm Saturday ...and more »
10 May 2012 | 12:08 pm
Ballets With a Twist Brings 'Cocktail Hour' to XL Cabaret, 6/14Broadway WorldMarilyn Klaus started dancing in California with Busby Berkeley dancer Gladys Gartman, vaudeville star Mae Murray, and with members of the Quitzow family who taught in the tradition of Isadora Duncan at their Temple of the Wings.
8 May 2012 | 1:02 pm
New York TimesThe Madness That Is Part of Every LifeNew York TimesIt's a magnification of life, of the small gestures and everyday rituals that are transmuted, as we grow up, into codes and forms. (Interestingly, the two pure-dance parts of the piece, Isadora Duncan-esque solos from Helena Pikon, seem to express ...
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 PostIt starred Newton-John, the Australian pop singer who had helped revive the movie musical with “Grease” two years before, as a Greek muse come to life to inspire a dejected artist, played by Michael Beck, who had just become a star in his own cult ...
4 May 2012 | 8:23 am