Isadora Duncan's half-naked, nymph-like movements changed the nature of ballet - and anticipated modern choreography. Judith Mackrell celebrates her influenceWhen Frederick Ashton choreographed Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan, he was drawing on his own 55-year-old memories of the great dancer. Back in 1921 he was a ballet-obsessed 17-year-old while Duncan, aged 44, was well past her prime. Her red…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM on December 15, 2016