Loie Fuller born Marie Louise Fuller (1862 –1928) in the Chicago suburb of Fullersburg was a pioneer of both modern dance and theatrical lighting techniques. Fuller began her theatrical career as a professional child actress and later choreographed and performed dances in burlesque, vaudeville and in circus shows. What was unique about Fuller, was her development of natural movement and improvisation techniques. As seen in her famous Serpentine Dance (1891) Fuller combined her choreography with silk costumes illuminated by multi-coloured lightning of her own designs. Unfortunately Fuller didn’t feel her career as a dancer was taken seriously in America, so after a European tour and a warm reception in Paris, she remained in France and continued her work.
Fuller’s pioneering work has attracted attention and respect and has been experiencing a resurgence of professional and public interest. Ladies & gentleman Loie Fuller is by far an outstanding artistic icon, that we still should celebrate and get inspired of today. Both in her use of media, choreography, shades of colours, movements, contemporary dance, scenography and so on.
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