Schubert — Waltz, D. 924, No. 12 (Water Study)
- Suite: Dances for Children
- Music:
Schubert — Waltz, D. 924, No. 12
- Original choreography by: Isadora Duncan
Reconstructed by Julia Levien.
Notes
Nadia Chilkovsky Nahumck
Reference: Nahumck, Nadia Chilkovsky. Isadora Duncan: The Dances. Washington DC: The National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1994.
Classic in balance, symmetry and frontality, the dance clearly evokes water and waves. Motifs are built on the ideas of weight and flexibility, reflecting Duncan's fascination with "the law of wave movement" in nature. Endlessly flowing undulations, billows, swirls and ripples invite comparison with "Waves," "Splashes" and "Ripples" in the more complex Water Study of Doris Humphrey (1930)....
Walt Whitman's "In Cabin'd Ships at Sea" provides a perfect poetic description of the Duncan Water Study: "We feel the long pulsation, ebb and flow of endless motion / The tones of unseen mystery, the vague and vast suggestions of the briny world, the liquid-flowing syllables."
Sylvia Gold
This seems to be a favorite of many. Start the dance quietly, using little space. With each repetition, cover more space. The upper torso is loose and supple while the legs and feet move with strong precision.
Videos
| Title | Date | Dancers | Full Dance? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Study (Isadora Duncan International Symposium 2017 SF) | 2017-08-11 | Yes | ||
| Water Study | 2017-04 | Jennifer Sprowl, Hannah Brooks-Motl and Ingrid Becker | Yes | |
| Dance Visions NY Youth Company: Children's Repertory | 2012 | Yes | Staged by Beth Jucovy | |
| Water Study (Elisabeth Schwartz and Catherine Gallant) | 2007 | Catherine Gallant, Elisabeth Schwartz | Yes | Two versions performed simultaneously |
| Catherine Gallant and Elisabeth Schwartz perform two different versions of Isadora Duncan's Water Study at the same time. | 2005 | Catherine Gallant, Elisabeth Schwartz | Yes | |
| Duncan Dancers in Mignon Garland's Studio Class August 1990 | 1990-08-10 | Yes | Students of Mignon Garland practicing in class | |
| Duncan Dancers in Mignon Garland's Studio Class August 1990 | 1990-08-10 | Yes | Students of Mignon Garland practicing in class | |
| The Enduring Essence | 1990 | Gemze de Lappe | Yes | |
| Isadora Duncan's 110th Birthday Celebration | 1987 | Hortense Kooluris | Yes | |
| DDD at Golden Gate Bandshell | 1983 | Melinda McGee | Yes | |
| Dionysian Duncan Dancers, Margaret Jenkins Performance Space | 1982-01 | Melinda McGee | Yes | |
| One Foot on the Earth, One Eye on a Star | 1978-9-14 | Hortense Kooluris | Yes | |
| Hortense Kooluris Collection | 1978 | Julia Levien | Yes | |
| Isadora Duncan Repertory Dance Company performs Water Study | Yes | |||
| Gemze performs Water Study | Gemze de Lappe | Yes |
Related items in the Archives
The San Francisco Museum of Performance and Design > Programs > Isadorables — Dec 28, 1919
The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > S.F. Duncan Dancers, Human Rights Day — — 1975
The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > S.F. Duncan Dancers Centennial — 1977
The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > S. F. Duncan Dancers, 8th Annual Concert — 1980
The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Isadora Duncan Centenary Dance Company — Oct 23, 1977
The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Linda Elkin — Isadora Duncan Dancers — Nov 05, 1987
The Collection of Francoise Rageau > Programs > Hommage a Isadora Duncan — Feb 02, 1986