Iconoclastic choreographer Jérôme Bel returns to FIAF with a new piece commissioned by Crossing the Line and inspired by Isadora Duncan's celebrated autobiographical work My Life. The US premiere of this solo piece performed by Catherine Gallant, a New York-based dancer, historian, and Duncan-specialist, is the culmination of Bel's dancer portrait series.
Isadora Duncan examines an artistic pioneer from her American roots to her ultimate demise in France. The piece uncovers a woman who was a feminist, Darwinist, communist, and an advocate of free love. In bringing the same spontaneity, naturalness, and freedom she exhibited in life to the stage, she established the origins of modern dance.
“Performance art that is smart, severe, even philosophical, and at the same time cheeky and funny and entertaining.”---The New York Times
US Premiere / Part of Crossing the Line Festival 2019
Show Finder
Jérôme Bel’s Isadora Duncan
First Preview: Sep 13, 2019
Opening Date: Sep 13, 2019
Closing Date: Sep 26, 2019
Running Time: 01:05
Playing @
Florence Gould Hall
55 E 59th St, New York, NY 10022
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 15
Audience Advisory: For ecological reasons, R.B. Jérôme Bel company does not travel by plane anymore. This piece will be rehearsed by Skype.
Performance Schedule
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th @ 7:30 PM
Choreography
- Jérôme Bel
TDF Tickets Offers:
TDF Member tickets:
Not currently available for this show
Listed at 
Never
Full-price tickets:
$15.00 - $35.00
Accessibility
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Wheelchair Info
Removable seats in last row of orchestra. Please call ahead at (212) 355-6160. -
Seating
Seats 361. -
Elevator\Escalator
Yes: elevator available. -
Parking
There are parking lots on East 58th Street between Lexington and Park, and on East 60th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues. Streetside parking is also available. -
Curb Ramps
Yes -
Entrance
Street level at 55 E 59th St, to the right of the Delmonico Building's revolving door. -
Box Office
The box office is in the lobby which is street level. -
Restroom
Same level as theatre. One mens room and one womens room. -
Water Fountain
The water fountain is wheelchair accessible. -
Telephone
No public phone -
Assisted Listening System
Some listening aids. -
Visual Assistance
None -
Folding Armrests
None
