The dancer of the future. From Isadora Duncan to Josephine Baker
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Seven female dancers and choreographers of the 20th century believed in the need to create new forms of expression and to liberate the female body by challenging social conventions and the rigid canon of romantic ballet. Isadora Duncan, Loïe Fuller, Joséphine Baker, Tórtola Valencia, Mary Wigman, Martha Graham, and Doris Humphrey laid the foundations of modern dance through their creativity, revolutionary staging, and unconventional lifestyles.
The exhibition “The Dancer of the Future: From Isadora Duncan to Joséphine Baker” is a new exhibition project that continues the series launched in previous years, based on the desire to present modernity through the figures who helped shape it. This exhibition highlights the role of these pioneering women and presents dance at the turn of the century as a new art form.
The exhibition, curated by María Santoyo and Miguel Ángel Delgado, drew on the expertise of Ibis Albizu —who holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the UCM and is an expert in dance theory— for the development of its content, and featured the participation of professional dancer Agnès López Río, who recreates the most famous movements of these dancers throughout the exhibition via an immersive audiovisual experience.
Using traditional museum displays and theatrical audiovisual installations, the exhibition features seven experiential spaces dedicated to these seven figures, beginning with Isadora Duncan, the pioneer and driving force behind this revolution in the world of dance.
