The Gathering Place for Great Performances at the Gateway to Woodstock, New York; Uniting Country Living with Fulfilled Expectations of Great Quality Performances; Rooted in the Founding of Woodstock: The Town, The Festival and The Destination
The Non-Profit Iconic Site of American Theatre & Music History Established 1938 as One of the First Rural Extensions of Broadway
by Robert Elwyn, A 5th Generation Member of One of Woodstock's Oldest Families
Isadora Duncan International Institute presents
Isadora Duncan in the Theater of Love and War
Jeanne Bresciani and The Isadora Duncan International Institute Dancers
Saturday, September 6th, 2025
7pm Showtime, Doors at 6pm
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Written & Directed by Jeanne Bresciani, Artist in Residence
Assistant Directed by Rosemary Cooper
Rehearsal Direction by Celeste Royo
Costumes by Janine Stockin, Karen Sanders & Alicia Mugetti
Original Choreographies by Isadora Duncan
Original Choreographies and Reconstructions by Jeanne Bresciani
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The Isadora Duncan International Institute (IDII) is proud to announce the premiere of Isadora Duncan in the Theater of Love and War, an original dance-theater production debuting Saturday, September 6, 2025, at 7:00 PM at the legendary Woodstock Playhouse. Written and directed by Jeanne Bresciani, Artistic Director of IDII, the production reawakens a forgotten chapter in American Modernism: the presence of Isadora Duncan and her adopted daughters—the Isadorables—in the historic artists’ colony of Woodstock, where spirit, landscape, and artistic lineage converged. It was here, far from the collapsing stages of Europe, that Duncan turned toward the elemental: forest, body, and irreducible truths of beauty, strength and freedom.
Fleeing the devastation of war-torn Europe, Duncan sought refuge in the ‘transcendental’ beauty of the Hudson Valley, where she continued her groundbreaking work in dance while caring for her adopted daughters and other displaced children from her European school. Set against this backdrop, the performance reflects themes of exile, resilience, and coming of age through the transformative power of art. It features a rare reconstruction of Duncan’s choreography to Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, Allegretto, alongside original choreographies and reconstructions by Bresciani, accompanied by music from Schubert, Chopin, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and contemporary composers. The production will also feature immersive, projected scenography, enveloping the audience in historical imagery and painterly abstractions that evoke Duncan’s emotional landscape.
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“The Isadora Duncan International Institute weaves a spellbinding tapestry of artistry and elegance under the moonlit sky...” New York Social Diary, 2024
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TICKET PRICING:
- $19 Adult
- $14 Seniors over 65 & Children below the age of 12
- Military & Vets Free/Pay What you can (Subject to availability. Limit of 2 tickets per person. Please contact info@idii.org via email to secure this rate)
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This project is made possible with funds from the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.
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The Isadora Duncan International Institute, Inc., is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit artistic; educational organization founded in 1977 by dancer Maria-Theresa Duncan, Isadora Duncan’s adopted daughter and student, and Kay Bardsley, noted dance historian and scholar.
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​Length of Performance: Approximately 2 hours
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​All seating is Reserved Seating, and all sales are final; no refunds nor exchanges.
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