Traces of Light (Hardcover, New)

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 Henri de 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. 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. There is a digital web companion to this book at http: //learningobjects.wesleyan.edu/wespress/traces/.

General

Imprint:	Wesleyan University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2007
First published:	September 2007
Authors:	Ann Cooper Albright
Dimensions:	254 x 178mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	248
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8195-6842-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > General
LSN:	0-8195-6842-2
Barcode:	9780819568427

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