Visiting French scholar Jeanine Belgodere presents “Beyond Conventions: the Modernist and Humanistic Vision of Isadora Duncan as a Revolutionary Dancer and Choreographer” on Friday March 27, 1 p.m. in Carlisle Gymnasium, room 114. The lecture is free.
Isadora Duncan is considered as the daring woman who drastically dismissed the long-standing tradition of ballet and sowed the seeds for the emergence and flowering of what has been known as modern dance. She started her revolution in the field of dance at a time when far-reaching changes were sweeping through society and the arts.
Duncan came at the right time, when concerns about the improvement of man’s social condition and women’s aspiration to freedom were growing. The lecture will cover the relationship between Duncan’s artistic revolution and political involvement.
The lecture is sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Dance. Contact dance@unm.edu or (505) 277 3660.
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