DANCING IN THE WAKE: The story of Lucia Joyce

Handstand Productions

Why is Samuel Beckett her only visitor?  Her father's muse, the daughter of James and Nora Joyce loves to dance. She's drawn to young Sam, who works for her dad. In 1920s Paris Lucia tries Josephine Baker's cheeky cabaret chic and the liberated dance styles of Isadora Duncan. But can she keep her balance in the wake of her father's fame? Why is Lucia Joyce in an asylum? What is Carl Jung's diagnosis? And does she really dance with Nijinsky?   Sacha Copland, Jan Bolwell and John Smythe bring you this remarkable story of a promising talent lost in another's wake.

Duration: 60 mins