Loie Fuller: Goddess of Light | 
 enlarge | Authors: Richard Nelson Current, Marcia Ewing Current
Publisher: Northeastern
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1236464
Media: Library Binding
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 1555533094
Dewey Decimal Number: 792.8028092
EAN: 9781555533090
ASIN: 1555533094
Publication Date: May 1, 1997
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Condition: A great book in like new condition that was an ex.-lib. book with usual stamps and stickers, dust cover protected with mylar plastic, doesn't appear to have been checked out! FREE TRACKING in US and email to you when shipped. Inquires welcomed and we want your complete satisfaction!
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Amazon.com Review
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.
Product Description
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 biography.
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Loie Swirls Again! February 3, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Goddess of Light was a wonderful story of the life of Loie Fuller, an oft-overlooked but important innovator of lighting and other theatrical effects with great influence in the world of dance. Loie was not only a movement artist and an inventor but a businesswoman, who promoted other artists (i.e. Rodin) in addition to herself.Loie was successful because she was experimental, resourceful, and persistent. As this book describes in detail events in all areas of her life, we can come to appreciate this woman who capitalized on her ideas and opportunities, to know her personal pathos as well as her enthusiasm for her art. As a woman, I can appreciate the obstacles she worked through and the endurance it required. Thank you, Loie! Buy this book!
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