Schumann — Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 2 in D major, A Curious Story (Soldier's March)
- Suite: Scenes from Childhood
- Music:
Schumann — Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 2 in D major, A Curious Story
- Original choreography by: Irma Duncan
- Categories: dances for children
Choreography attributed to Irma Duncan. Danced by children in the Russian school circa 1922. Taught by Anita Zahn from the Elizabeth Duncan School and reconstructed by Hortense Kooluris.
Notes
Nadia Chilkovsky Nahumck
Reference: Nahumck, Nadia Chilkovsky. Isadora Duncan: The Dances. Washington DC: The National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1994.
An enactment of soldiering with a touch of humor at the end.
Ilya Ilyich Schneider
Reference: Nahumck, Nadia Chilkovsky. Isadora Duncan: The Dances. Washington DC: The National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1994.
The children coped brilliantly with the difficult gymnastic movements. At the finale of the scene, the whole formation fell down instantly, just like lead soldiers drawn up in a row falling at the flick of a finger.
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