Showing posts with label Greek chorus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greek chorus. Show all posts

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Isadora and a chorus of Greek boys

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Isadora with a chorus of Greek boys and profesor of Byzantine Music (left). Elvira Studio, c.1903.
During the pilgrimage to the Grece Isadora once heard a beautiful  voice of a child and then the other  two voices joined to that one. For good singing,the dancer decided to give to boy coins , which led to increasing number of boys. At that moment she came up with idea to resurrect the ancient Greece chorus. With a help of contest she took 10 most vociferous boys. Also Isadora hired a seminarian who was proffesor of Byzantine music to teach those children choruses of "The Suppliants" Aeschylus. Duncan dressed them with sandals and tunics.