"Isadora Goes Chelsea!" Immersive Pop-up Performances RETURNS + Educational Events at Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation Pop-up Gallery (Chelsea)

For Full Schedule and Descriptions of Educational Events and Performances: https://www.isadoraduncan.org/upcoming-performances/isadora-goes-chelsea-continues

After sold-out shows and enthusiastic responses from audiences and press alike, The Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation extends its experimental Isadora Goes Chelsea! immersive pop-up performances adding new offerings including historical gallery tours, lectures and educational events from March 13 to March 23, 2025, in Chelsea, New York.

Educational Events

Dates: March 13-16th

Location: 143 W. 26th St, New York, NY 10001 on the Ground Floor
Tickets and Registration: See Below

 ·       March 13 6:30pm: Lecture Performance “The Life and Art of Isadora”

·       March 15 2:00-4:00pm: MASTER CLASS Duncan Technique & Repertory Workshop – Open Level

·       March 16 4:00pm:  Lecture Performance “Under the Tunic: Duncan Technique and Transmission of Legacy”

Gallery Tour and Performances 

Join us on March 20 to 23 to experience immersive pop-up performances merging Duncan’s timeless dance style and repertoire with Chelsea’s artistic energy, featuring Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company and NEW guest collaborators.

Enter a world of silks and ribbons, flowers and fancy as you step inside a pop-up Chelsea gallery (pictured in the photos above and below) dedicated to the living art of Duncan Dance. The setting echoes the avant-garde “happenings” of mid-20th-century New York, blurring the lines between performer and audience.

Attendees will be taken on a gallery tour by Artistic Director Lori Belilove, viewing framed artwork and archival photographs, video projections, curious and classic quotes by Isadora and learning about her story and contributions to culture and art as the "mother of modern dance." Then, the "living art" of Duncan dancers will animate the space with stunning dancing, enhanced by dramatic lighting.

Dates: March 20-23, 2025
Location: 143 W. 26th St, New York, NY 10001 on the Ground Floor
Tickets and Registration: See Below

Ticket price range:  $15.00 (Seniors / Students) to $40.00 (General Admission)

·       March 20 at 6:30pm: Gallery Tour followed by Performance

·       March 21 at 6:30pm: Gallery Tour followed by Performance

·       March 22 at 6:30pm: Gallery Tour followed by Performance 

·       March 23 3pm: Family Matinee Performance

What People are Saying about the Pop-Ups:

“I’ll put it this way,” writes one audience member after seeing the shows in February, “Dance is not my favorite performance art form to watch. I attend a few, and sometimes it doesn’t reach me much or at all. This was one of the most enthralling dance performances I’ve ever seen…”

What the Press is Saying about the Pop-Ups:

Billed as an experiment, dance writer Chava Pearl Lansky remarked of the pop-up performances in the Fjord Review, “I enthusiastically applaud the company’s efforts to try something new and to make Duncan’s work more relevant—especially as it embarks on a three-year celebration of the choreographer’s 150th birthday.” She went on to say, “…as you adjust to the nuances of the vocabulary, you start to notice the so-called mother of modern dance’s ingenuity. The dancers keep a bend in their knees that gives a floating feeling to their steps and skips. Their gaze is always considered… Their arms are weightless…Duncan’s style looks particularly natural on Hayley Rose Brasher and Emily D’Angelo, both who’ve been with the company for a long time. With her delicate footwork and studied gestures, apprentice Brandy Brown also stands out.”