Isadora (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781910593691)

A graphic biography of the pioneering, free-spirited "Mother of Modern Dance"

In 1899, performing in the drawing rooms of London's elite, Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) was already laying the foundations for modern dance. Her performances were visceral, free-flowing, and expressive; she danced barefoot. The 22-year-old from California was shattering the conventions of traditional ballet and, in doing so, enchanting high society.

In Isadora, Julie Birmant and Cl駑ent Oubrerie capture the astonishing life and scandalous times of the so-called "Mother of Modern Dance" from her arrival in Europe to her tragic death in 1927. This extraordinary graphic novel spans Duncan's meetings with Auguste Rodin and Loie Fuller, her dazzling on-stage career, and the development of a style of dance--inspired by natural forms and Greek sculpture--that would become her enduring legacy.


Author: Julie Birmant
ISBN-10: 1910593699
ISBN-13: 9781910593691
Publisher: Selfmadehero
Language: English
Published: 09/17/2019
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.60w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2019 pg. 40