Event Title
Connections between Isadora Duncan and Vaslav Nijinsky
Location
CSU 254
Start Date
20-4-2015 11:05 AM
End Date
20-4-2015 12:05 PM
Student's Major
Theatre and Dance
Student's College
Arts and Humanities
Mentor's Name
Julie Kerr-Berry
Mentor's Email Address
julie.kerr-berry@mnsu.edu
Mentor's Department
Theatre and Dance
Mentor's College
Arts and Humanities
Description
This paper looks at the connections between Isadora Duncan and Vaslav Nijinsky. Much more research has been done on them separately then there has ever been on them connectively. The three main connection points covered are their coincidental run-ins, the fact that they were both sketched dancing, and how they were both inspired by Greece. As related to these three points Serge Diaghilev is also discussed. Duncan and Nijinsky were committed to completely different dance styles, yet they pushed the boundaries of those styles in the same way. Nijinsky was modernizing ballet, while Duncan was become a founder of modern dance.
Connections between Isadora Duncan and Vaslav Nijinsky
CSU 254
This paper looks at the connections between Isadora Duncan and Vaslav Nijinsky. Much more research has been done on them separately then there has ever been on them connectively. The three main connection points covered are their coincidental run-ins, the fact that they were both sketched dancing, and how they were both inspired by Greece. As related to these three points Serge Diaghilev is also discussed. Duncan and Nijinsky were committed to completely different dance styles, yet they pushed the boundaries of those styles in the same way. Nijinsky was modernizing ballet, while Duncan was become a founder of modern dance.
Recommended Citation
Buffum, Matilda. "Connections between Isadora Duncan and Vaslav Nijinsky." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 20, 2015.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2015/oral_session_05/1
