| Description |
xvi, 229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : tracing the light -- 1. Serpentine signatures : inscription and representation in Loie Fuller's early dances -- 2. Becoming light : engaging the dynamics of color and space -- 3. Born in America, made in Paris : Loie Fuller and the Exposition Universelle of 1900 -- 4. Femininity with a vengeance : strategies of veiling and unveiling in Loie Fuller's performances of Salome -- 5. Staging the self : expressive bodies and autobiographical acts -- 6. Resurrecting the future : body, image, and technology |
| Summary |
"One of the most famous dancers of the early 1900s, Loie Fuller created an extraordinary sensation in Paris with her manipulations of hundreds of yards of silk, swirling high above her and lit dramatically from below. Her work inspired artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Auguste Rodin, and Stephane Mallarme, and she embodied many of the decorative themes of Art Nouveau. Because her work highlights important issues in dance such as the role of technology in defining a dancing signature, the emergence of a modern movement sensibility, and the role of popular entertainment in early modern dance, Fuller is a critical figure through whom to study the changing representations of women dancers in the early twentieth century |
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Author Ann Cooper Albright places Fuller in the context of fin-de-siecle culture and offers a compelling analysis of Fuller's innovations in lighting and movement that includes full-color reproductions of original posters, archival photos, and magazine and newspaper clippings. Traces of Light adds significantly to the literature on twentieth century dance, illuminating a pioneer who helped to shape modern performance and stagecraft."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-221) and index |
| Subject |
Fuller, Loie, 1862-1928 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Dancers -- United States.
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Modern dance -- History.
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| LC no. |
2006052802 |
| ISBN |
9780819568427 cloth alkaline paper |
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0819568422 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780819568434 paperback alkaline paper |
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0819568430 paperback alkaline paper |
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