1. 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

2. 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.

3. Key Terms
Orientalism:
Women’s Suffrage Movement:

4. Maud Allan Born 27th August 1873 - Toronto (Canada)
Died 7th October 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

5. Other “Barefoot” Dancers…
Isadora Duncan
Ruth St.Denis

6. 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?

7. 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. ( )