Chopin — Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2 (Angel and Spirit Rising / Nocturne)
- Music:
Chopin — Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2
- Original choreography by: Isadora Duncan (c. 1915)
- Categories: dramatic dances
There are two versions of this dance: one reconstructed by Julia Levien, and one reconstructed by Hortense Kooluris and Maria-Theresa Duncan.
Notes
Valerie Durham
A singular dance of hope, redemption and even resurrection. As a duet, this dance is perhaps at its most beautiful. A figure reclines on the floor, defeated. An angel enters up stage left, pointing to the heavens, barely touching the earth. The angel descends to the earth, alighting behind the poor soul, in fervent attempts to awake it, to revive its broken spirit, to bring it home. The reclining figure awakes but falters. It rises again, assisted by the angel in a beautiful connected diagonal gesture toward the celestial climbs. The fallen figure stumbles to its feet, grows in consciousness, and in a final spiraling circle with the angel, is called home and follows the angel there.
Videos
| Title | Date | Dancers | Full Dance? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Shade | July 2015 | Catherine Gallant, Francesca Todesco | Yes | |
| Street Salvation/ Nocturne | 2017-04 | Valerie Durham, Jennifer Sprowl | Yes | |
| Hortense Kooluris Memorial Tribute | 2007-08-01 | No | ||
| Isadora Duncan's 110th Birthday Celebration | 1987 | Hortense Kooluris, Julia Levien | Yes | |
| DFI Cunningham | 1980 | Jeanne Bresciani, Judith Ann Landon | Yes | |
| Hortense Kooluris Collection | 1978 | Hortense Kooluris, Julia Levien | Yes |
Related items in the Archives
The Collection of Mignon Garland > Photos > Mignon and Ann Cogley
The San Francisco Museum of Performance and Design > Programs > Isadorables — Dec 28, 1919
The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > The Isadora Duncan Dance Memorial, 1952 — Dec 14, 1952
The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Isadora Duncan Centenary Dance Company — Jun 24, 1978
The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Retrospective Isadora Duncan — 1993
The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Anita Zahn Memorial Celebration — Nov 05, 1995
The Collection of Janaea Rose Lyn (McAlee) > Programs > Isadorables
The Isadora Duncan Archive Collection > Programs > Isadora Duncan in the 21st Century — Jan 20, 2017