Isadora

ISBN: 1910593699

Author: Birmant, Julie

Condition: New

A graphic biography of the pioneering, free-spirited Mother of Modern DanceIn 1899, performing in the drawing rooms of Londons elite, Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) was already laying the foundations for modern dance. Her performances were visceral, free-flowing, and expressive; she danced barefoot. The 22-year-old from California was shattering the conventions of traditional ballet and, in doing so, enchanting high society.In Isadora, Julie Birmant and Clment Oubrerie capture the astonishing life and scandalous times of the so-called Mother of Modern Dance from her arrival in Europe to her tragic death in 1927. This extraordinary graphic novel spans Duncans meetings with Auguste Rodin and Loie Fuller, her dazzling on-stage career, and the development of a style of dance-inspired by natural forms and Greek sculpture-that would become her enduring legacy.