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Photograph by
Robert A. Fischer
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 Upcoming
performances:
Saturday, August 19, 2 pm, Orinda Library
For Details, download:
Flier
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“Revolution in Æstheics” flier:
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THE
DANCER OF THE FUTURE WILL BE ONE WHOSE BODY
AND SOUL HAVE GROWN SO HARMONIOUSLY TOGETHER
THAT THE NATURAL LANGUAGE OF THAT SOUL WILL
HAVE BECOME THE MOVEMENT OF THE BODY. THE
DANCER WILL NOT BELONG TO A NATION BUT TO ALL
OF HUMANITY. SHE WILL RELIZE HER MISSION.
LIFE
IS THE ROOT, ART IS THE FLOWER.
THE
WIND? I AM THE WIND. THE SEA AND THE MOON? I
AM THE SEA AND THE MOON. TEARS, PAIN,
LOVE,BIRD-FLIGHTS? I AM ALL OF THEM. I DANCE
WHAT I AM. SIN, PRAYER, FLIGHT, THE LIGHTTHAT
NEVER WAS ON LAND OR SEA? I DANCE WHAT I AM
 “Dancing must Express
humankind's most moral, beautiful and
healthful ideals. … To awaken human emotion
is the highest level of art”
—Isadora Duncan
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Lois
Ann Flood – a lone figure – solo dancer in
gossamer silks
stark on whatever plane of performance is given
bringing to life the elegant passionate dances of
the great Isadora Duncan.
Dancer / Choreographer / Historian
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More stunning photography from
Bob Fischer. Click on the photo below:
Read this fascinating
article on Isadora from a 1927 issue of
the New Yorker! Isadora Duncan’s return
 Wendy
Nicholson of radio station KRCB-FM
(North Bay Public Media, 91.1, 90.9,
online @ www.KRCB.orrg/)
will interview Lois on Tuesday,
March 7th at 11:15 am! You may e-mail to
thank her: wendy_nicholson@krcb.org
Master
photographer Robert
Fischer’s
book, Loisadora, is available for
purchase: www.blurb.com/*loisadora.
About the
Book
Bob Fischer has been in love with
Isadora Duncan for over 40 years; and
now, his new inspiration, Lois Ann
Flood. Her dance captures the power and
fire of Duncan dance, pushing him to
photograph her all the more, discovering
newer and deeper emotions with each
shot. “Light, because it bounces off the
surface, blinds us to the content of the
thing being viewed. We think that if we
have seen the ocean that we know the
ocean. But, if we have not dived below
its surface we don’t. Behind the lens
that Fischer aims at Flood is a
prismatic eye that dives into the ocean
that is metamorphosing beneath the skin.
Tides of tension and release pulse new
vibrations into the observer with the
turn of each page. We are not merely
seeking a beautiful dancer but are
beckoned into a profound exploration of
an immortal muse and her idolater.”
Author
website: www.robertfischerphoto.com
Features
& Details: READ MORE
Read the following
article about Lois’s Cambria performance:
Isadora Duncan
focus of modern dance showcase in
Cambria
On
Facebook:
“LoisAnn, you
are so beautiful! Your soul is so strong
it jumps out on all the beautiful curves
and turns of your graceful temple.”
—Mana
Youngbear, Isis Oasis, January 13 at
6:22pm
“Truly
beautiful work … with a lovely subject.
You, my dear are not over the hill
… you are the TOP of the mountain!"
—Richelle
Lieberman, January 12 at 1:58pm
 OBJECTIVE: To have Isadora
Duncan be properly recognized and acknowledged
by a permanent exhibit in the History
Department at the Oakland Museum.
REASON: Isadora Duncan, World
Renowned Artist, California Native Daughter
was raised in Oakland California. Isadora was
born in 1877, grew up and lived in Oakland for
eighteen years where she gained much of her
inspiration. She was known throughout the
world as the Mother of Modern Dance. Also
known for her revolutionary ideas and
commitment to social change. Her philosophy on
dance and movement brought a revolutionary
inspiration to the Art of the Dance. Included
in her new dance were, passion, strength,
grief, defiance, and grace. READ MORE
Lois is a Priestess
of Isis, inducted by Lady Loreon of Isis
Oasis herself. Isis Oasis is one of the
truly great venues for Women’s Events in
Northern California. View her Certificate.
For
previous postings, go to Archives
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Robert A. Fischer
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A Triumph for Expression through
Dance.
Isadora Duncan, a Classical Legacy
Solo Dancer –
Lois Flood
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Place
your hands on your heart,
listen to your soul. There
is the true revolution.
Let the people place their
hands in this way on their
hearts, and in listening
to their souls they will
know how to conduct
themselves. –Isadora
Duncan
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Isadora Duncan (1878-1927)
Isadora Duncan an American icon who greatly
influenced 20th century art world was a
revolutionary, a pioneer and a legend! Often
called the “mother of modern dance”, she was
an artist and innovator who liberated dance
from the confines of the ballet of her time
and elevated it to a new art form based on
simple, natural movement and the ancient
Greek ideal. Read a fuller bio from the
Encyclopedia of the American Left, “Isadora,
a Radical Visionary”.
Ms. Flood has studied and
performed with the second generation Duncan
exponents, has performed at museums,
colleges and theaters, San Francisco's
Legion of Honor, St. Mary’s College,
Danville Theatre, and has given benefit concerts
for Peace and Justice Centers.
Master Classes
are available
Programs can be
tailored for most events
Rates available upon request
Through dance
and story,
significant events become impressionable,
such as feminist achievements, historical
and social celebrations, art events – all
can have a stronger impact on
participants.
We bring to you
the importance of Isadora’s Legacy.
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“Dancing must
Express humankind's most
moral, beautiful and healthful
ideals” –Isadora Duncan
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Contact:
Lois Flood
P.O Box 444, Alamo, CA. 94507 * (925) 716-5049
E-mail: laflood4peace @
sbcglobal.net
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ISADORA DUNCAN
– DANCER, REVOLUTIONARY, LEGEND
 ISADORA was a Native Daughter, born in
San Francisco in 1877. Influenced by the
natural beauty of California, ancient
Greek art and classical music, she
created a revolution in dance – and in
art.
She discovered the fundamentals
of classical modern dance, a form that
expressed her feelings, reaching to the
depths of her soul, a true “Triumph of
Expression”. It is that profound
connection with the organic in the art
of dance which makes her contribution
unique, and timeless. Hers is a true
“triumph of expression”.
HER FAME
reached many continents, influencing
Russian ballet, fashion and, through the
freedom and strength of her art, women’s
emancipation.
DUNCAN had
become, by 1900, renowned for the
expressive aesthetic of her dance,
performing at many opera houses in Europe
to sold out audiences.
TODAY her
choreography will transport the audience
to a time when natural, expressive
movement was discovered anew, and
accepted  as
an exciting direction for art and dance.
“The dancer
of the future will be one whose body
and soul have grown so harmoniously
together that the natural language of
that soul will have become the
movement of the body. The dancer will
not belong to a nation, but to all
humanity.”
–Isadora
Duncan
DANCE
PERFORMANCE: “THE LEGACY AND LIFE OF
ISADORA DUNCAN”
SOLO
DANCER LOIS FLOOD interprets the
historical choreography of Isadora
Duncan. The performance may be from
one to one and a half hours presenting
these lyrical, dramatic and
revolutionary dances. Many are no
longer than four minutes, keeping the
program moving at a steady pace.
Included will be dance dances from
Brahms’ Suite, opus 39, titled “The
Many Faces of Love”; Tchaikovsky’s
“March Slav”; waltzes by Schubert and
music by Gluck; and dances that tell
stories of Greek myths.
FLOOD’S
costume, much of her own recreation,
is similar to Duncan’s flowing silk
tunic.
A GUEST
ARTIST will read ancient poems
at interludes during the performance,
inspiring and moving for audiences of
all ages.
“To express
what is most beautiful and healthful
in art”: this is the mission of the
dancer.
Paintings by Jules Grandjouan
from the Lois Flood Collection
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 Lois Ann Flood
Lois has
been performing the exquisite dances of
Isadora Duncan for over 20 years. Her
interpretations are widely recognized for
their dynamic, expressive and dramatic
qualities. She is also acknowledged for her
sensitive and profound musicality as she
creates visual music though movement.
Her Duncan
dance studies include the great exponents of
this generation, Hortense Kooluris, Julia
Levien and Mignon Garland.
 She has
performed and taught master classes in NYC,
Paris and San Francisco.
Lois is well
known in the Northern California area, where
she performs lecture/dance programs at
theaters, museums and colleges.
Lois grew up
in NYC where she initially studied ballet.
She has spent many years teaching Duncan
Dance to all ages and is the founder of
Diablo Dance Theatre. Lois currently resides
in Danville, California.
For more on
Lois, her classes and her study and teaching
experience, click on: MORE
ABOUT LOIS.
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Contact:
E-mail:
laflood4peace @ sbcglobal.net
Telephone:
(925) 716-5049
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