Schubert — Waltz, D. 924, No. 10 (Ballspiel)

Reconstructed versions by Hortense Kooluris and Riva Hoffman.

Notes

Nadia Chilkovsky Nahumck

Reference: Nahumck, Nadia Chilkovsky. Isadora Duncan: The Dances. Washington DC: The National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1994.

This little dance is charming for its speed and abandon. It is a game with an imaginary ball, which dancers bounce, toss and catch.

Sylvia Gold

Reference: Gold, Sylvia. A Selection of Isadora Duncan Dances: The Schubert Selection. Newport Beach, CA: Sutton Movement Writing Press, 1984.

A swift lightness, especially on the hop following the run, is extremely important. The hop must be light and high, with head and arm up. Ankle strength and flexibility is necessary for light and fast foot movement. This is especially true in the run and hop in this dance.

Videos

Title Date Dancers Full Dance? Notes
Dance Visions NY Youth Company: Children's Repertory 2012 Yes Staged by Beth Jucovy
Isadora and the American Jewish Intelligentsia 2000 Yes
The Enduring Essence 1990 Sharon Arslanian Yes
DFI Cunningham 1980 Yes
Isadora Duncan Repertory Dance Company performs Ballspiel Yes
The Beliloveables No
Adrienne performs Ballspiel Adrienne Ramm Yes

Related items in the Archives

The San Francisco Museum of Performance and Design > Programs > Isadorables — Dec 28, 1919

The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > Isadora Duncan Dancers in Minneapolis — 1930

The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > S.F. Duncan Dancers Centennial — 1977

The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Isadora Duncan Centenary Dance Company — Oct 23, 1977

The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Riverside Dance Festival — Isadora Duncan Centenary Dance Company — Jan 05, 1978

The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Homage to Isadora — Madeleine Lytton — 1984

The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Anita Zahn Memorial Celebration — Nov 05, 1995

The Collection of Janaea Rose Lyn (McAlee) > Programs > Irma Duncan — Isadora Duncan Dancers

The Collection of Francoise Rageau > Programs > Hommage a Isadora Duncan — Feb 02, 1986

The Collection of Francoise Rageau > Programs > Odile Pyros Program — Jun 16, 1986

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