Monday 23 August
Filmhouse | 18.30 (90min) | £5
Loïe Fuller & Cinema Lecture With Jody Sperling
Early modern dancer Loïe Fuller (1862 – 1928) created a unique art form by crafting mesmerizing, multi-media spectacles out of fabric, motion, coloured lights and projections. From the 1890s through the 1920s, she enraptured audiences and visual artists with her iridescent, sculptural creations. In a period when movies were coming into being, the art of Fuller and her many imitators, or “serpentine dancers,” captured the essence of motion pictures.
Also discussed, will be Fuller’s own cinematic experiments, in particular her 1920 film Le Lys de la Vie. This movie is perhaps the first to use negative images as a scenic element. The presentation features a slideshow of dozens of Fuller images and select video clips from Sperling’s recreations.
Joining Jody will be Calum MacDonald of Giclee UK who owns a few of the original Edison film from the 1890s featuring Fuller. An exhibition of limited fine art prints produced from the footage will be exhibited in Dance Base from 9-21 August.