Chopin — Mazurka in A minor, Op. 68, No. 2 (Orientale)
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Chopin — Mazurka in A minor, Op. 68, No. 2
- Original choreography by: Isadora Duncan (c. 1904)
- Categories: lyrical dances
Reconstructed by Hortense Kooluris. A dance that embraces the Western fascination with "orientalism" and particularly highlights Isadora's concept of a "gypsy" dance aesthetic. In doing so, it is possible she was attempting to access a more powerful and self-possessed presentation of the sensual feminine onstage.
Notes
Nadia Chilkovsky Nahumck
Reference: Nahumck, Nadia Chilkovsky. Isadora Duncan: The Dances. Washington DC: The National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1994.
There is some suggestion of a traditional mazurka step pattern in this dance, which is also rich in emotional nuance and choreographic detail. during the second theme, the dancer suddenly draws out a wispy silk scarf, which had been concealed under one shoulder strap, and waves it flippantly. At the end of the dance, the little scarf is capriciously tossed over one shoulder.
Videos
| Title | Date | Dancers | Full Dance? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dances by Isadora at Jacobs Pillow 7-13-17 INSIDE/OUT Series | 2017-07-13 | Catherine Gallant | Yes | |
| Mazurka Echarpe (Dances by Isadora) | 2017 | Yes | ||
| Isadora and the American Jewish Intelligentsia | 2000 | Beth Jucovy | Yes | |
| Chopin Mazurkas and Gluck Mussette, S.F. Duncan Dancers | 1991-06-23 | Mary Sano | Yes | |
| Chopin Mazurkas and Tanagra Waltz, S. F. Duncan Dancers, 4/23/89 | 1989-04-23 | Mary Sano | Yes | |
| Isadora Duncan's 110th Birthday Celebration | 1987 | Jeanne Bresciani | Yes | |
| Summer Flight | 1983-07-22 | Janaea Rose Lyn (McAlee) | Yes | |
| Open Eye | 1983 | Adrienne Ramm | Yes | |
| Dionysian Duncan Dancers, Margaret Jenkins Performance Space | 1982-01 | Nancy Isham | Yes | |
| DFI Cunningham | 1980 | Jeanne Bresciani | Yes | |
| Hortense Kooluris Collection | 1978 | Hortense Kooluris | Yes |
Related items in the Archives
The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > S.F. Duncan Dancers — Feb 1974
The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > S.F. Duncan Dancers, The Heritage of Isadora — 1989
The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > S.F. Duncan Dancers, Hotel Nikko — 1991
The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Isadora Duncan Centenary Dance Company — Jun 24, 1978
The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Homage to Isadora — Madeleine Lytton — 1984
The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Linda Elkin — Isadora Duncan Dancers — Nov 05, 1987
The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Retrospective Isadora Duncan — 1993
The Collection of Janaea Rose Lyn (McAlee) > Programs > Summer Flight Program — Jul 22, 1983