Brahms — Waltz in C major, Op. 39, No. 13 (Cymbals)
- Suite: The Many Faces of Love
- Music:
Brahms — Waltz in C major, Op. 39, No. 13
- Original choreography by: Isadora Duncan
Reconstructed by Hortense Kooluris, Julia Levien and Mignon Garland.
Notes
Nadia Chilkovsky Nahumck
Reference: Nahumck, Nadia Chilkovsky. Isadora Duncan: The Dances. Washington DC: The National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1994.
Waltz No. 13 introduces the quick tapping together of the wrists as a distinctive ornamental feature in an otherwise surprisingly static composition for four dancers.
Videos
| Title | Date | Dancers | Full Dance? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| isadoraNOW excerpts | 2009-08-23 | Yes | ||
| Dionysian Duncan Dancers Julia Morgan | 1993-09 | Melinda McGee | Yes | |
| Brahms Opus 39 #13, 11 and 14 | 1989-04-23 | Ann Cogley, Mary Sano, Janice Blaisdell, Michelle Swanson | Yes | |
| DDD at Golden Gate Bandshell | 1983 | Linda Elkin, Christina Fessenden, Maria Rosario Villasana, Karen Strecker | Yes | |
| Dances by Isadora: Cymbals | Marie Carstens | Yes | ||
| Gemze, Hortense, Julia, and Sylvia perform Cymbals | Sylvia Gold, Hortense Kooluris, Julia Levien, Gemze de Lappe | Yes |
Related items in the Archives
The San Francisco Museum of Performance and Design > Programs > Isadora Duncan — Nov 25, 1917
The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > The Isadora Duncan Dance Memorial, 1952 — Dec 14, 1952
The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > S.F. Duncan Dancers Centennial — 1977
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, Whole Earth Expo — 1990
The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Starry Night — Barbara Kane — Dec 20, 1991
The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Retrospective Isadora Duncan — 1993