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Duncan Legacy Project

The Duncan Legacy Project fosters the generous sharing of knowledge as it serves as the umbrella for its core programs, the online Isadora Duncan Archive, and the experiential

Isadora Duncan International Symposium. The Duncan Legacy Project supports the dance community worldwide as it provides resources for Duncan practitioners, the general public, and the international dance community. The Duncan Legacy Project facilitates an interchange of artistic, educational, and scholarly work to promote an awareness of dance history as dynamic, inclusive, and ever-evolving.

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Discover Isadora Duncan's Legacy

Honoring lineage in Modern Dance 
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Webinars

CHALLENGING THE LEGACY:

MANY MODES OF IDENTITY 

REGISTER HERE

Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025

12:00 pm EST 

 

Richard Stoots double exposure of original Arnold Genthe photo from the collection of Janaea Rose Lyn.

Join us for a panel discussion with four innovative dance artists, Dante Puleio, Ian Spencer Bell, Amelia Sanders, and François Chaignaud.  The panel will be led by moderator Meg Brooker and focuses on questions around gender, identity, inclusivity, and the many modes of participation in the practice of learning and performing the works of Isadora Duncan, and other early modern dance choreographers. 


This event kicks off the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Duncan’s birth. The newly formed Duncan Legacy Project serves as an umbrella organization for its core programs, the online Isadora Duncan Archive, and the experiential Isadora Duncan International Symposium. The Duncan Legacy Project fosters the generous sharing of knowledge and supports the dance community worldwide by providing resources for Duncan practitioners, the general public, and the international dance community.

Contribute to the Vision

The Duncan Legacy Project is a nonprofit umbrella organization that encompasses the Isadora Duncan Archive, the Isadora Duncan International Symposium and future projects for the benefit of the international dance community. Please support the growth of our organization by making a donation in any amount. 

Contributions are fully tax-deductible.  

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