​Lenin himself applauded Duncan when she performed in Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the October Revolution. After she returned to the USA, the Soviets sent her a telegram: ‘‘The Russian government can alone understand you. Come to us; we will make you a school.”

Isadora Duncan revolutionized the art of dance in the early 20th century, later traveling to Moscow to use her body as a vessel to champion revolutionary ideals. In 1923, she choreographed The Revolutionary, a "red" work that likely tarnished her reputation back home. Dance Pilgrim Dance is a choreographic mashup of Duncan’s 1920s monumental dances. Divided into three parts, the work serves as a series of studies, each employing distinct techniques to sculpt both the body and image through the language of dance. Delving into the overlooked histories of modern dance and choreography, it sheds light particularly on their connection to reclaiming the spectrum of socialist and communist cultural legacies.


Concept and choreography: Kasia Wolińska ( with excerpts of original choreographies of Isadora Duncan) Visuals/ Video-Sculpture: Ashiq Khondker Artistic mentor: Guy Cools Lights: Lukasz Kedzierski Music: Remix by Kasia Wolinska and Ashiq Khondker Production: Art Stations Foundation by Grażyna Kulczyk in the frame of Solo Project Plus 2017
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