Alibris: Duncan Isadora

AUDIOBOOKS | NEW BOOKS OF NOTE | BARGAIN BOOKS | Find a seller

» advanced search

Save on a few of their favorite things: Give bargain books

Get your gifts by December 24: Learn how

browse BOOKS

Page 1 of 2

sort by

1	Done Into Dance: Isadora Duncan in America more books like this by Ann Daly add to wishlist The larger-than-life story of an American dance icon. see all copies from $2.40! new only from $4.98! \| SVS
2	Isadora: A Sensational Life more books like this by Peter Kurth add to wishlist This biography of Isadora Duncan, the mother of modern dance in America, follows her from tour to tour and affair to affair, painting a portrait of an inspired life touched by the torments of alcoholism and turbulent politics. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	My Life more books like this by Isadora Duncan add to wishlist This autobiography covers the life of Isadora Duncan (1877-1927), whose innovative modern dance and liberated lifestyle captivated the American, European and Soviet cultural scenes and prepared the way for subsequent American modernists such as Ruth St Denis, Agnes de Mille and Martha Graham. The book explores Duncan's own life as a dancer and as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Nijinsky, Pavlova, Duncan: Three Lives in Dance more books like this by Paul David Magriel add to wishlist Long out of print, the three beautiful volumes contained here offer the modern reader a rare opportunity to see Vaslav Nijinsky, Anna Pavlova, and Isadora Duncan through the eyes of their contemporaries and admirers, and to share the excitement they were causing at the height of their careers. Originally published in conjunction with the Ballet ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.78! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Dance Was Her Religion: The Sacred Choreography of Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis and Martha Graham more books like this by Janet Lynn Roseman, Alonzo King (Foreword by) add to wishlist Dance has always provided a conduit between the worlds of spirit and matter, and Isadora Duncan, Ruth St Denis and Martha Graham sought to embody those worlds not only on the stage but in their lives. For them dance was a religion. They stubbornly clung to their vision of dance as a vehicle for the sacred in the face of betrayals, censorship, and ... see all copies from $35.57! new only from $191.31!
6	Isadora Dances more books like this by Rachel Isadora (Illustrator) add to wishlist A biography of Isadora Duncan, the dancer and choreographer who introduced the world to a new style of movement and forever changed the history of dance. Illustrated with watercolor paintings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
7	Isadora Duncan: A Graphic Biography more books like this by Sabrina Jones (Illustrator), Paul Buhle (Editor) add to wishlist Myth and controversy still swirl around the dramatic figure of Isadora Duncan--the pioneering modern dancer who emerged from 19th-century America to captivate the cultural capitals of Europe. Here, Duncan's art and ideas come vividly to life. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Your Isadora: The Love Story of Isadora Duncan & Gordon Craig more books like this by Isadora Duncan add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.85! \| first editions
9	Isadora Duncan: An Intimate Portrait more books like this by Sewell Stokes add to wishlist This is the story of the life of an American dancer, written by one who knew her and called her a friend. Duncan was born in San Francisco and at the age of 25 joined Loie Fuller's dance company, touring Germany where she was acclaimed in Budapest and Vienna. Two years later, she established a dance school for children near Berlin at Gruenwald. In ... see all copies from $19.53! new only from $19.92! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Search for Isadora: The Legend and Legacy of Isadora Duncan more books like this by Lillian Loewenthal add to wishlist An appreciation of one of the 20th century's most significant artistic influences. A Main Selection of the Dance Book Club. see all copies from $6.50! new only from $44.17! \| first editions
11	Isadora Duncan: The Russian Years more books like this by Ilya Schneider, David Magarshack (Translator), Il'ia Shneider add to wishlist see all copies from $2.20! first editions
12	Barefoot Dancer: The Story of Isadora Duncan more books like this by B O'Connor add to wishlist Describes the life of the modern dancer who created a spontaneous, free-form dance style accompanied by literary readings and non-dance music. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	Isadora Duncan: Her Life, Her Art, Her Legacy more books like this by Walter Terry add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
14	The untold story; the life of Isadora Duncan, 1921-1927 more books like this by Mary Desti add to wishlist see all copies from $6.95! first editions
15 view cover	Duncan Dance: A Guide for Young People more books like this by Julia Levien add to wishlist A guide to teaching children the freedom, flow, and spontaneity of Isadora Duncan's modern dance techniques. A Main Selection of the Dance Book Club. see all copies from $12.59! new only from $21.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
16	Isadora speaks more books like this by Isadora Duncan, Franklin Rosemont add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
17 view cover	Done Into Dance more books like this by Ann Daly add to wishlist In this innovative study, Ann Daly looks beyond the anecdotal history surrounding American legend Isadora Duncan to examine the evolution of Duncan's theory and practice. Daly elaborates the complexity of Duncan's practice as a dancer during her thirty-year career and situates that practice within the cultural contexts of late-nineteenth- and ... see all copies from $12.49! new only from $41.72! \| SVS
18 view cover	Isadora Duncan: Revolutionary Dancer more books like this by Larry Sandomir, James P Shenton (Designer) add to wishlist Dancer and teacher, Isadora Duncan revolutionized the art of dance. She inspired generations to move away from the rigidity of classical ballet and seek their own forms of expression. Her innovative philosophy of dance and her controversial career made her the object of both praise and criticism. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $59.95! \| first editions
19 view cover	Isadora Duncan more books like this by Ruth Lurie Kozodoy, Matina S Horner, Ph.D. (Designer) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20	Isadora Duncan: the Russian years more books like this by Il'ia Il'ich Shneider add to wishlist see all copies from $17.49! first editions
21	Isadora: an intimate portrait. more books like this by Sewell Stokes add to wishlist see all copies from $11.99!
22 view cover	Life Into Art: Isadora Duncan and Her World more books like this by Doree Duncan (Editor), Agnes De Mille (Designed by), Cynthia Splatt (Editor) add to wishlist Isadora Duncan was the mother of modern dance and a pioneering feminist. This book reveals the woman in over 250 photographs and works of art - Raymond Duncan's photographs of his sister rehearsing in their Paris studio, Auguste Rodin's sketches of the young dancer, a constructivist portrait of Isadora by Anenkov during her final years in Russia - ... see all copies from $8.94! first editions
23	Creating a ballet : MacMillan's Isadora more books like this by Edward Thorpe add to wishlist see all copies from $34.01!
24	Isadora Duncan more books like this by Arnold Genthe add to wishlist see all copies from $80.50! first editions
25 view cover	Isadora Duncan more books like this by Susan Keating add to wishlist Isadora Duncan was born in San Francisco, but lived most of her life in Europe. She was a remarkably talented dancer, and a free spirit who never gave up on her dream. She introduced a form of movement that would become the basis for modern dance. see all copies from $22.78! new only from $22.78! \| SVS

Page 1 of 2: 1 2 Next>

Browse authors

Browse subjects

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.

	Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller see all from $1.99! new only from $4.14!
	Borzoi Book of Modern Dance by Margaret Lloyd, MD see all from $1.99! new only from $26.47!
	Jonathan Swift by Victoria Glendinning see all from $1.99! new only from $8.98!
	Martha Graham: A Dancer's Life by Russell Freedman see all from $2.78! new only from $9.50!
	Archimedes by Susan Keating see all from $9.99! new only from $23.21!
	Ulysses by James Joyce see all from $1.99! new only from $5.24!