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Originally Posted by Athenaserpent
Loie Fuller can be found on youtube too
are those veils or isis-wings (without pleats)??
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it's been a while since I read the book but she used yards and yards of silk and created the shapes with poles. The colored gas lamps were important to the overall effect. I believe she once danced on a mirrored floor.
Her pattern for this creation was closely guarded in fact she reportedly never let one assistant pack or see the entire outfit for her ..let me go google but I do believe it was patented. And as you can imagine there were many copycats in her time.
here's a useful resource with more links, again I loved the book if you have interest, I believe the link to the book is on that page as well...probably its available thru amazon
Loie Fuller, First Dance Technologist -- Great Dance Weblog