RAMONVILLE-SAINT-AGNE
**It’s Going to End Badly, or the Story of Isadora Duncan**
Ages 8 and over – running time: 1 hour
Les Isadorantes perform and dance their way through the fascinating life of Isadora Duncan. A tribute, or almost… two artists, or almost…
To mark the near centenary of Isadora Duncan’s death, the “Isadorantes” are set to pay tribute to the dancer. The stakes are high, given just how much she revolutionised the world of dance.
With great emotional depth, they will perform a series of short scenes based on Isadora Duncan’s autobiography, *My Life*, linking rhythm to breath, movement to space, and emotion to intuition.
Through their interpretation of the Duncan legend, the Isadorantes shed light on the trials and tribulations of the artist and the woman in search of absolute freedom.
Often disingenuous, clumsy and offbeat, the Isadorantes offer us a ‘selective’ narrative and a unique perspective on the historical and commemorative account, ranging from the curse of cars to the omnipresence of ‘ropes’, superstition takes its place in a narrative that is ultimately absurd and decidedly comic.
A female duo will recount the story of Isadora Duncan and deliver a genuine plea for freedom.
At the dawn of the 20th century, in her autobiography, Isadora Duncan denounced the plight of women and proposed a ‘free dance’ liberated from the codes of academic and classical dance; she rejected the commercialisation of artistic expression.
Through clowning, dance and music, the Isadorantes take the famous dancer’s demands at face value. In their physical reality, the notions of constraint and emancipation take on a whole new meaning. Blending grace and clumsiness with great naivety, they pay genuine homage to their idol.
“The dancer will belong not to one nation but to all of humanity. She does not dance like a nymph, like a fairy, or like a coquette, but like a woman in her highest and purest expression. (…) From every part of her body, intelligence will radiate, bringing to the world the message of the thoughts and aspirations of thousands of women. She will dance for women’s freedom.” Isadora Duncan
The performance will be built around this quest for freedom. The dancers will break free, with conviction, from the constraints of the stage and choreography, with humour and detachment.
An original creation by and starring Hélène LARROUY and Audrey CAMPOURCY
Direction and acting coaching – Gregory LACKOVIC
Set design and scenography – Jeremy SANFOURCHE
Collectif Chacun Pour Soi – 2023
Co-production: CARNAGE PRODUCTIONS
Supported by the Haute-Garonne Departmental Council in 2023 and 2024 – Creation Grant
