Maria-Theresa Duncan
Maria-Theresa Duncan | |
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 Thérèse Duncan on the Acropolis, 1921 | |
| Born | Theresa Kruger April 18, 1895 Dresden, Germany |
| Died | December 14, 1987 (aged 92) New York, New York |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, educator |
Maria-Theresa Duncan (1895–1987) was a concert dancer. She is best known as a member of the Isadorables and as a subject for Edward Steichen.
Biography
[edit]Duncan was born on April 18, 1895, in Dresden, Germany.[1][2] In 1904 Maria-Theresa Duncan was discovered by Isadora Duncan. Her parents were persuaded to let their daughter move to Grünewald where she lived at a boarding school and studied dance with Isadora Duncan.[2] Maria-Theresa became part of the dance troupe Les Isadorables. She and other young women in the troupe were legally adopted by Isadora.[3] Maria-Theresa Duncan danced under the direction of Isadora from 1905 though 1921.[2]
In the early 1920s Duncan married an art dealer, Stefan Bourgeois, with whom she had two children.[1] Bourgeois died in 1962.[2]
Duncan continued dancing through the 1920s and 1930s. She performed at Carnegie Hall, as well as a command performance at the White House for the Roosevelts (Franklin and Eleanor. She founded a dance company named the Heliconiades and opened a dance academy.[1]
Edward Steichen used Maria-Theresa Duncan as a subject of photographs, notably The Arms of Maria Theresa Against the Background of the Erectheum[4] and Wind Fire.[3]
Duncan taught and danced throughout the 1950s when she performed the Festival Cycle. In the 1960s she performed Farewell to the Dance.[2]
Duncan died on December 14, 1987, in New York City.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dunning, Jennifer (16 December 1987). "Maria-Theresa Duncan, a Dancer And Last of the 'Isadorables,' Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Bardsley, Kay (2000). "Duncan, Maria-Theresa". American National Biography Online. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1800340. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b McDonagh, Don (9 October 1977). "Isadora Duncan At the Neuberger". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Therese Duncan-Reaching Arms-The Parthenon 1921, Edward Steichen". Flickr. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Maria-Theresa Duncan". New York Public Library. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
External links
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Media related to Maria-Theresa Duncan at Wikimedia Commons- Maria-Theresa Duncan (1895-1987) biography on The Isadora Duncan Archive
- Maria-Theresa Duncan (1895-1987) on The Isadora Duncan pandect
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