Taniec dla teatru przyszłości: Czytając Isadorę Duncan
The Dance for the Theater of the Future: Readin Isadora Duncan

Summary/Abstract: The author analyzes Isadora Duncan’s ideas expressed in her lecture “The Dance of the Future,” setting them against the backdrop of the manifestos and concepts of Adolphe Appia, Edward Gordon Craig, and Konstantin Stanislavsky, who shared her interests and/or knew her personally. The marginalisation of Isadora Duncan in theater history is interpreted in the article as resulting from the patriarchal character of twentieth- and early twenty-first century theater, based on the cult of great masters. Revisiting Duncan’s ideas is thus a step towards revising historical narratives and speculatively expanding the choice of traditions. Referring to feminist theories, institutional critique, and disability studies, the author identifies the progressive elements of Duncan’s thinking that correspond to innovative trends in contemporary theater and performance practices.

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