Transcript Dancing the Orient for England: Maud Allan’s The Vision of

Dancing the Orient for
England: Maud Allan’s The
Vision of Salome
By Amy Koritz
Presented by Casey-Lyn Bird
Edited by: Dr. Picart and Donna
Gallagher
Aims:
To understand Maud Allan and her
dance Vision of Salome.
To understand Orientalism.
To understand how she viewed
Salome, as well as the view of critics.
To understand her place with the
other barefoot dancers.
To understand her stand on women’s
suffrage.
Key Terms
• Orientalism:
• Women’s Suffrage Movement:
Maud Allan
Born 27th August 1873 Toronto (Canada)
Died 7th October 1956 - Los
Angeles (USA)
Real Name Beulah Maude
Durrant
Educated in San Francisco,
studied music in Berlin, made
professional debut in Vienna,
gained stardom in London.
Recognised as a pioneer of
western early modern theatre
dance.
1908 Caused a sensation
appearing in 'Salome' at the
London Palace Theatre
Other “Barefoot” Dancers…
Isadora Duncan
Ruth St.Denis
Review Questions
What kind of princess did Maud Allan
represent in her dance The Vision of
Salome?
Which of the other two mentioned
“barefoot dancers” felt Maud Allan
was inferior to her? Who was this
dancer used to being compared to?
Works Cited
Koritz, Amy. “Dancing the Orient for England: Maud
Allan’s The Vision of Salome. Meaning in Motion.
Ed. Jane C. Desmond. Durham and London: Duke
University Press,1997. (133-152)
http://www.dgillan.screaming.net
http://images.google.com
http://www.hicksgallery.co.uk/Nov02/salome.jpg
http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/woman/home.
html
http://votesforwomen.org