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The all-female company is a spirited ensemble of highly trained New York dancers – both mature artists and fresh faces in the New York dance scene. Each dancer has received training and private coaching in Duncan technique from noted Duncan authorities. The dancers are distinguished by their deeply felt connection to Isadora and to Belilove’s interpretive vision and aesthetic. As a creative team, the ensemble delves into new artistic territory as it explores ways to deliver the essence of Isadora into the 21st century. As the resident performing company of the Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation, Lori Belilove & Company has toured dance festivals in Europe, Mexico, South America, and Canada. In Athens, Greece the company’s performance in Isadora’s newly restored home received national TV coverage. The company toured three cities in Germany: Cologne, Aachen and Bonn and appeared at the Design Exchange in Toronto. In 1996 the company was invited to perform at the Theater of the Russian Army in Budapest for dignitaries welcoming modern dance back into their country. The company has appeared nationally in diverse settings ranging from the college and university circuit to performing arts centers, museums, and outdoor festivals. In Ohio they have performed at the Dayton Art Institute, the Victoria Theater, Oberlin College and Wright State University. On tour in California the company has performed at Theater Artaud and City College of San Francisco. The company offers an array of arts-in-education programs as well,
for adults and children including residence programs, teacher training
and apprenticeship programs, intensive workshops, and master classes.
The company’s intimate Salon Performances include such programs
as Dances of Inner Peace and Strength and Duncan Dances
Inspired by Greek Mythology – educational, entertaining,
multi-media programs that focus on the life and art of the celebrated
American Modern Dance Pioneer.
The Board of Directors and Artistic Advisors, composed of numerous dance luminaries, historians and advocates, formed the corporation to reinvest the general public and dance community with a deeper understanding of the artistic heritage of Isadora Duncan. Today the notion still exists that when Isadora died, her dancing died with her. It is, however, through the dancers in her school and performing companies throughout the world that Duncan's art continues as a classic contribution to the world of dance - reaching far beyond her own lifetime - affecting the very core of today's concept of dance. Under the direction of Lori Belilove, the Duncan Foundation has diligently honored the integrity and responsibility involved in keeping the legacy of Duncan's major contribution to American modern dance alive and on view to the public. The school offers classes for children and adults from beginner to professional including open level Duncan technique classes, repertory workshops, a Certification Program and apprenticeships with the company. The Isadora Duncan Foundation for Contemporary Dance, Inc. is a non-profit, charitable organization that accepts contributions for its programs.
The Company has performed to national and international acclaim in dance festivals around the world and in such prestigious New York venues as the Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, Whitney Museum of American Art's Equitable Series, 92nd St. Y, Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space. The Company has also appeared seasonally at their own intimate and well-attended "Salon Performance Series" held at the Isadora Duncan Foundation Studio in Chelsea. Click here to learn more about class and workshop schedules and the certification program. Read some recent articles about the Foundation and Lori Belilove & Company: A recent article
in the Detroit Free Press by David Lyman about Lori Belilove's
staging of a Duncan work for students at Eastern Michigan University. Also of interest is an excellent article published in the Village Voice by Deborah Jowitt which discusses Duncan, and mentions that Lori Belilove is performing the work. NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE: The Changing Nature of Freedom Visit one of our favorite websites, Voice of Dance, "The premier portal for all things dance." |
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Lori
Belilove & Company creates and performs works that highlight the
unique qualities of Isadora Duncan’s repertoire, ranging from
the early works to the later tragic solos, all with a purity of style
and execution of movement hailed by the international press.
The
company members Lori
Belilove & Company include 
Photographs
and articles of Lori Belilove and the Company have appeared in numerous
international dance publications and periodicals including Dance
Magazine, Ballet Internationale, Korean Times, Dancar
Magazine (Brazil), Lears and the Greek-American,
with photo layouts in Fitness Magazine. Most recently the Company
has appeared in the book, "Dance Photos" published by Dance
Ink.