Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
Six Chelsea Love Poems
Duncan-Giselle Loop
and Isadora Duncan’s The Many Faces of Love
with live music by pianist Lauren Aloia
in the studio garden at Chesterwood, the Berkshire estate of artist Daniel Chester French, 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
The performance is approximately 40 minutes. A talk and a reception follow. $25 tickets. Ticket link coming soon. Rain date: Sunday, June 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Six Chelsea Love Poems
Choreography, poems, and costume: Ian Spencer Bell
Duncan-Giselle Loop
Choreography: Isadora Duncan (Musical Moment No. 3, 1908)
and after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa (Giselle, Mad Scene, 1841)
Loop and additional choreography: Ian Spencer Bell
Costume: Ian Spencer Bell
Isadora Duncan choreography staged by: Catherine Gallant
The Many Faces of Love
Choreography: Isadora Duncan
Additional choreography: Ian Spencer Bell
Music: Johannes Brahms, 16 Waltzes, Op. 39
Costume: Ian Spencer Bell
Isadora Duncan choreography (1910-1912) staged by: Lori Belilove
On July 20, 1898, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Isadora Duncan danced at the home of Mrs. John Winthrop to raise money for the Red Cross. Here, Bell dances Duncan’s 15th Brahms Waltz from The Many Faces of Love at his home on February 11, 2023 in Sandisfield, Mass. Click here to donate to the Ukrainian Red Cross.