Phoenicia as Isadora Duncan

We began the process of making this piece by doing character improvisations. Here is Phoenicia Pettyjohn as Isadora Duncan, improvising to the music of Yo La Tengo. I like this approach because it allows the performer to take a raw and impulsive approach to embodying the character. As I discussed with Phoenicia beforehand, we aren't looking for a literal representation of Isadora, or in the case of the mother of modern dance, recreating her style of dancing. Instead we want a contemporary re-interpretation, an approach that would allow us to take Isadora's open spirit and apply it to new movement.