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Loie Fuller

A pioneer of Modern Dance 1862-1928. Loie Fuller. Marie Louise Fuller was born near Chicago in 1862 In her teens she choreographed and performed in burlesque, vaudeville, circus, and mime acts. Exploring the Unknown.

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Loie Fuller

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  1. A pioneer of Modern Dance 1862-1928 Loie Fuller

  2. Marie Louise Fuller was born near Chicago in 1862 • In her teens she choreographed and performed in burlesque, vaudeville, circus, and mime acts

  3. Exploring the Unknown • Fuller had no formal training, but was interested in the concept of “free dance” • Rebelling against the strict movement and stiff costuming of ballet, Fuller moved with a new kind of grace, wearing flowing silks.

  4. From interest she gained as a teen stage actress, Fuller developed and patented many special effects including lighting techniques, phosphorescent gels, and costumes Multi-talented Miss

  5. The U.S. wasn’t ready for what had hit them, so Mary Louise moved to Paris, gained the name Loie, and began her career as the first American modern dancer to perform in Europe Here she paved the way for another American, Isadora Duncan. Loie organized European tours for the both of them. New Territory

  6. Danse Serpentine • Loie’s first successful choreographed piece awed Paris in 1891

  7. In a popular piece entitled “La Danse du Feu” (Fire Dance) Fuller stood atop a piece of glass over a trap door from which red and orange light shone, creating the illusion of engulfing flames

  8. People had never seen anything like Loie. The way she tossed her silks, letting them catch colored light, mimicked beautiful shapes like flowers and butterflies

  9. One reviewer described her show, “unique, ethereal, delicious…she emerges from darkness…her airy evolutions now tinted blue and purple and crimson, the audience again insists upon seeing her pretty piquant face before they believe that the lovely apparition is really a woman.”

  10. Fuller stayed in Paris for much of her life, performing at Folies Berger, a famous cabaret music hall She occasionally returned to the U.S. to stage performances by her “Fullerets” International Success

  11. Fin • Her final performance took place in London in 1927 • She died a year later in Paris, at the age of 65

  12. 160 years after her birth, Fuller’s work is experiencing a resurgence in popularity. Her choreography inspires many contemporary artists.

  13. References • artsalive.ca • biography-center.com • ancestry.com • pitt.edu • bing.com/images • bing.com/videos

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