Dimensions
165 x 243 x 40mm
Known by many as the greatest dancer of her time - perhaps all time - Isadora Duncan was the matriarch and patron saint of creative self-expression. She invented her own physical language to express the spirit and worldwide hope of American democracy.
A pioneer in the dance world and the women's movement, her name is synonymous with originality, spontaneity and intrigue. Her dramatic death in 1927 - she was strangled by her scarf during a joy ride on the French Riviera - was a generously fitting end to a remarkable life.
Finally, here is a biography that does justice to the woman who Dorothy Parker praised as "magnificent, generous, gallant and fated" - and christened as "Duncan Disorderly". Hers was a life marked by tragedy - she never recovered from the accidental drowning of her two small children - and she was plagued by alcoholism. She had a desire to astound and she never ceased to shock.
Never before has the life of Isadora Duncan been given such thorough and sweeping treatment.
