ISADORA DUNCAN (1877-1972): a remarkble visionary, revolutionized dance in the twentieth century, captivating audiences in the United States, Europe and Russia with her passionate, innovative, free-flowing style. Frank and open like her dancing, her famous autobiography describes her total commitment to establishing modern dance as a serious art form, leading the way for other great dance pioneers as Ruth St. Denis, Agnes de Mille, and Martha Graham.
Ducan tells of her early enchantment with classical music and poetry and their influence on her techniques, her great successes abroad, and her funding of schools of dance for children in France, Russia and Germany, as well as the love affairs and tragedies in her life.