Loie Fuller: Goddess of Light
by Richard Nelson Current
from Northeastern
Symbolist poets rhapsodized over her, artists jostled to paint her, sculptors strove to capture her evanescent image in art nouveau bronze and glass. But it wasn't long after dancer Loie Fuller's golden age in 1890s Paris that dance fans relegated her to novelty status. Now, two biographers, Richard Nelson Current and Marcia Ewing Current, are determined to rehabilitate her memory and restore her place as one of the pioneers of modern dance. The American-born Fuller was untrained in classical dance, but her spirit moved her to whirl amid yards of floating cloth, illuminated in brilliant colors by the newly discovered electric light. "La Loïe's" talents as a businesswoman, self promoter, artistic rebel, and star of her own personal tragedy make her a complex and fascinating character. Her rediscovery and renewed appreciation makes this book a real event in dance biography.
Once the most famous dancer in the world, Loie Fuller (1862-1928) paved the way for pioneers of modern dance such as Isadora Duncan. Her tremendous contributions to the development of dance, largely unacknowledged after her death, are restored to us in this definitive biography.
Loie Fuller: Tanz, Licht-Spiel, Art Nouveau (Rombach Wissenschaft)
Fifteen years of a dancer's life: With some account of her distinguished friends
Loie Fuller, magician of light: A loan exhibition at the Virginia Museum, March 12-April 22, 1979
Loie Fuller, danseuse de la Belle Epoque (Librairie de la danse)
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