Chopiniana: Dances from Duncan Treasury

Part II

Trailblazing her way across the theaters and culture spaces of Europe, Duncan, with her groundbreaking works to the Polish genius, would ignite in artists and benefactors alike a radical new conception of dance and theater as a Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art. 

Described as a “romantic reverie,” Chopiniana, Op. 46, orchestrated by Alexander Galzunov and choreographed by Michael Fokine with Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, is a fantasy setting of some of Chopin’s famous waltzes, polonaises, nocturnes and mazurkas new and yet bearing the hidden imprint of Duncan’s pivotal artist renderings. We shall explore these outcroppings of mood and form to the “poet of the piano” and track selected Duncan choreographies in their own right and within the colored variations of Chopiniana.

About the the Chopin IDII Legacy:

The Isadora Duncan International Institute has held choreographic stores of masterworks to the great composers but none more foundational to Duncan’s art than those of Chopin, from the beginning of her career in 1901 to her last appearances in 1927. Isadora became known worldwide for dancing to all of Chopin’s repertoire with the most noted Chopin exponents of her time, in Chopin Evenings, full concerts of dances, set solely to the Polish master’s pianistic works. Unmatched in its breadth and historical precedence, the rare canon, held exclusively by the IDII, represents the entire known holdings of Isadora’s synergistic works to Chopin’s numerous preludes, nocturnes, etudes, waltzes, and mazurkas as passed down in direct lineage by Maria-Theresa, founder of the IDII, Inc., Isadora Duncan’s adopted daughter, the “last dancing Isadorable.”

All held via Zoom live from Tempio di danza

Open to general students and those enrolled in the Certificate Program in Isadora Duncan Studies II: The Dances of Isadora Duncan.

Schedule

Friday, December 10th 4-7pm EST

Saturday, December 11th 12-3pm EST

Sunday, December 12th 4-7pm EST

Tuition – $300

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