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1、美国名人现代舞蹈家伊莎多拉邓肯IsadoraDuncan,1877-1927:TheMotherofModernDanceplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-19:10repeatByJimTedder2010-8-28Photo:sfmuseum.orgIsadoraDuncanwascalledtheMotherofModernDanceMARIORITTER:ImMarioRitterwithPEOP1.EINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.TodayJimTeddertellsaboutmoderndancerIsadoraDuncan.(MUS

2、IC)JIMTEDDER:AngelaIsadoraDuncanwasborninSanFranciscozCaliforniaineighteenseventy-seven.Shewastheyoungestoffourchildren.HerparentsmarriageendedindivorcewhenIsadorawasthreeyearsold.Isadoraandherbrothersandsisterwereraisedbytheirmother;Mary.Thefamilywasverypoor.Isadorataughtdancelessonstolocalchildren

3、toearnextramoney.Shebeganteachingwhenshewasonlyfiveyearsold.MaryDuncantaughtherchildrenaboutmusic,dancing,thetheaterandliterature.YoungIsadorabelievedthiswasalltheeducationsheneeded.Shedidnotattendschoolforverylong.Shesaiditrestrictedherfromdancingandthinkingaboutthearts.Isadorawantedtomakedancinghe

4、rlifeswork.Andshewantedtolivebyherownrules,notbywhatotherpeoplethoughtwasrightorwrong.ThekindofdancingIsadorawantedtodowasnewanddifferentfromotherdancesatthetime.Shethoughtdancingshouldbeanart,notjustentertainment.IsadoraDuncandidnotlikeballet.Shesaidthatballetdancershadtoomanyrulestofollowabouthowt

5、heyshouldstandandbendandmove.Shesaidballetwasuglyandagainstnature.Shewantedhermoderndancestyletobefreeandnatural.Isadoralikedtomoveherarmsandlegsinverysmoothmotions.Shesaidthiswaslikewavesintheocean,ortreesswayinginthewind.Whenshedanced,IsadoraDuncanworeverythinclothing.Shewantedpeopletoseeherbodyas

6、sheranacrossthestage.Isadoraspentmostofherteen-agedyearsintheSanFranciscoarea.Shecontinuedtoteachdancingclasses,mostlytoyounggirls.ShealsovisitedlocallibrariestoreadtheworksofShakespeareandtostudyabouttheancientGreeks.Whenshewaseighteenyearsold,IsadoraurgedhermothertomovetoChicagoandthentoNewYork.Sh

7、ethoughtdancinginthesetwolargecitieswouldhelphercareenShefoundworkinseveraldancecompaniesorgroupsofdancers.Butshehadtodanceasshewasdirectedtodo.Shedidnotdancealoneonthestageandcouldnotbecomethestaroftheshow.SometimesIsadoraDuncanwaspaidtodanceinthehomesofwealthypeopleoratpartiestheygaveintheirgarden

8、s.Butsoonitwashardtofindjobsthatpaidherenoughmoneyjusttosurvive.Inashorttime,shewasoutofworkandpooronceagain.Usingherlastdollars,sheboughtaticketonacattleboatandsailedtoEuropeineighteenninety-nine.(MUSIC)IsadoraDuncanarrivedin1.ondon.ShevisitedtheBritishMuseumeverydayforseveralmonths.ShestudiedGreek

9、vasesandsculpturewiththeirimagesofancientGreekwomendancing.Innineteenhundred,shedancedforalargeaudienceat1.ondons1.yceumTheater.Thepeoplelikedwhattheysaw.SoonartloversinthecityweretalkingaboutthisnewdancerfromtheUnitedStates.Peoplebegantothinkofherasagreattalent.IsadoraDuncanbeganusingthemusicofChop

10、in,Strauss,Tchaikovsky,andWagnerinherperformances.Herfame,andwealth,begantogrow.Whenshedanced,IsadoraDuncanworeverythinclothing.Sometimesshedressedinlongwhitetunics,thekindofclothingwornbyancientGreekwomen.Shewantedpeopletoseeherbodyassheskipped,jumpedandranbarefootacrossthestage.Somepeoplecriticize

11、dherfordoingthis.Theythoughtitwasnotmoraltodressthisway.Atthetime,mostwomenworedressesthatcoveredasmuchofthebodyaspossible,especiallythearmsandlegs.IsadoraDuncanmovedontoParis,Berlin,ViennaandtheothergreatcitiesofEurope.Shedancedandopeneddancingschools.Newspaperswroteabouther.Artistscreatedsculpture

12、,jewelry,photographsandpaintingsofher.Andbynineteenten,IsadoraDuncanhadbecomethemostfamousdancerintheworld.(MUSIC)IsadoraDuncanwasoftenaskedtoexplainherstyleofdancingandtosayhowdanceasanartmightchangeovertime.Innineteen-oh-threezwhenshewastwenty-six,shemadeafamousspeechinBerlin.Shesaid:IsadoraDuncan

13、saidballetwasuglyandagainstnature.Shewantedhermoderndancestyletobefreeandnatural.Natureisthesourceofthedance.Themovementofthewaves,ofwinds,oftheearthiseverinthesamelastingharmony.Wedonotstandonthebeachandinquireoftheoceanwhatwasitsmovementofthepastandwhatwillbeitsmovementinthefuture.Everycreaturemov

14、esaccordingtoitsnature.thatisaccordingtoitsfeelingsandphysicalstructure.Themovementsofthesavagewerenaturalandbeautiful.SotoowerethemovementsoftheclassicalGreekswearingsimpletunicsandsandals.Inmyschool,Ishallnotteachthechildrentoimitatemymovements.buttomaketheirown.Theprimaryorfundamentalmovementsoft

15、henewschoolofthedancemusthavewithinthemtheseedsfromwhichwillevolveallothermovements,eachinturntogivebirthtoothersinanunendingsequenceofstillhigherandgreaterexpression,thoughts,andideas.Thedancerofthefuturewillbeonewhosebodyandsoulhavegrownsoharmoniouslytogetherthatthenaturallanguageofthatsoulwillhav

16、ebecomethemovementofthebody.Thisisthemissionofthedancerofthefuture.Sheiscoming,thedancerofthefuture:thefreespirit,whowillinhabitthebodyofnewwomen;moregloriousthananywomanthathasyetbeen;morebeautifulthanallwomeninpastcenturies:Thehighestintelligenceinthefreestbody.(MUSIC)JIMTEDDER:IsadoraDuncanhadveryliberalideasforthetime.Shebelievedinequalrightsforwomen.Shedidnotthi