Details

The name of Isadora Duncan evokes colourful images: her 'Greek'-inspired dance, her dismissal of social convention and her untimely death in a sports car on the Riviera. But this was also a life of an individual spirit whose conviction and artistic vision put the expressive power of dance at its very heart. MacMillan's interpretation of her life in scenes and impressions remains true to the artistic spirit of Isadora herself, for its combination through two acts of words, music and choreography explore the moods of her life as much as describe its events. Richard Rodney Bennett's eclectic score incorporates pastiches of the classical music Isadora danced to, along with the popular ragtime and early jazz soundscapes of her times. Alongside a powerful title role, played both by dancer and an actress, Isadora's characters include many of those who shared in what became a life of high drama and personal tragedy.

Creatives/Company

Music: Richard Rodney Bennett
Producer: Royal Ballet
Choreographer(s): Kenneth MacMillan, David Leveaux (this production)
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth