Isadora Duncan e la sua danza del futuro tra Germania e Russia

Abstract

The figure of Isadora Duncan, as a woman and dancer, is an authentic cultural phenomenon. She has produced a strong artistic and cultural impact and has deeply influenced lifestyles with her proclamations about the liberation of dance and the emancipation of women. In Russia, writers, thinkers, musicians, choreographers, dancers and critics were divided between those who regarded the dancer as the embodiment of the progressive ideas of the new era and those who accused her of desecrating music and dance. Isadora Duncan has not only deeply influenced the development of dance and the whole theatre, but has revolutionized many aspects of life, from fashion, through the enhancement of physicality and body, to women’s self-awareness.