The choreographer Isadora Duncan, "founder" of modern dance, lived through the horror of losing her two children in a car accident. As a means of mourning she created the solo "The Mother". Les enfants d'Isadora is a tribute to this revolutionary woman and a demonstration of the power of art in the experience of otherness. Damien Manivel divides the choreography between the three bodies of three very different women: professional actress Agathe Bonitzer; Manon Carpentier, a dancer with Down syndrome; and black, septuagenarian choreographer Elsa Wolliaston. Each body carries its own stories, but all share in the same emotion.
Les enfants d'Isadora premiered at Locarno Festival where it received the Best Director Award.