Isadora Duncan, 1877-1927. Une sculpture vivante. Afrique as if to test a

as if to test a few singular forms and to bring out their nuances and colors

peasant knowledge

Certaines de ces représentations sont des créations tardives

people were Hellenists

but citizens conceived in their collective being and their community aspirations

Isadora Duncan, 1877-1927. Une sculpture vivante. Afrique as if to test aSelf taught and born in California, a pioneer of "free dance," Isadora Duncan (1877 1927) defied convention by placing her art at the heart of a project for a more democratic society. This book, the first devoted to Isadora's years in France, seeks to restore the intellectual and artistic context of an era, and traces the dancer's career, from her beginnings in Parisian salons to success on prestigious stages Gat Lyrique, Thtre du Chtelet, and the