Gluck — Iphigenie en Aulide, Allegretto-Menuetto-Andante-Passe Pied-Air Gai (The Maidens see the Greek fleet in the distance and dance for joy of the sight)
- Suite: Iphigenie
- Music:
Gluck — Iphigenie en Aulide, Allegretto-Menuetto-Andante-Passe Pied-Air Gai
The precise identification of these pieces is unknown; however, they are consistently listed with the above tempo markings in Isadora's programs.
Allegretto - Original choreography by: Isadora Duncan
This lively dance is often performed as a duet and the movement closely resembles the Gavotte from the English Suite No. 3 of Bach. Dancers criss-cross the stage along strong diagonals and find each other for the ensuing duet.
Notes
Barbara Kane
The Allegretto is a playful dance by the Maidens of Chalcis. Looking back two dancers playfully cross diagonally across the stage as though playing a game of dare and then share moments of delightful dancing together.
Videos
| Title | Date | Dancers | Full Dance? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Dance Continuum | 1994-06-03 | Judith Ann Landon, Adrienne Ramm | Yes | |
| Scriabin's 'Mother', Chopin Slow Mazurka, Gluck 'Gracieux' and Allegretto | 1991-06-23 | Janice Blaisdell, Jane Apostol | Yes | |
| Gluck's Gavotte (Harvest Dance) and Allegretto, S.F. Duncan Dancers | 1989-04-23 | Mary Sano, Janice Blaisdell | Yes |
Related items in the Archives
The San Francisco Museum of Performance and Design > Programs > Isadora Duncan — Nov 25, 1917
The San Francisco Museum of Performance and Design > Programs > Isadorables — Dec 28, 1919
The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > S.F. Duncan Dancers, Hotel Nikko — 1991
The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Isadora Duncan Dance Group — 1989