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Loïe Fuller's Fire dance

Title
Loïe Fuller's Fire dance [videorecording] / Dance Film Archive ; produced by John Mueller ; choreography (after Loïe Fuller) by Jessica Lindberg ; music by Richard Wagner (Ride of the Valkyries)
Publication
Columbus, Ohio : Dance Film Archive, c2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Fuller, Loie, 1862-1928
  • Lindberg, Jessica
  • Slayter, Megan.
  • Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
  • Spray, Nadine.
  • Hove, Shawn.
  • Mueller, John E.
  • University of Rochester. Dance Film Archive.
Description
1 videodisc (6 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Reconstruction of the Fire dance (1896), a groundbreaking dance work created and performed by American actress Loïe Fuller, who became noted for her innovations in the use of electric lighting in theatrical dance. In addition to the 6-min. Fire dance, this recording contains background material on Fuller's life and art, and documentation of the process of reconstructing the dance. Also included are silent b&w films of Fuller herself and her imitators.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of John Mueller.
Uniform Title
Fire dance (Choreographic work : Fuller)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Lighting, Megan Slayter ; costume reconstruction, Nadine Spray ; camera and editing, Shawn Hove.
Event (note)
  • Studio performance recorded at Thurber Theater, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, on Apr. 7, 2003.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
  • Studio performance -- Studio performance with audio commentary by Jessica Lindberg and Megan Slayter -- Studio performance edited from several camera angles by Shawn Hove -- Studio performance accompanied by Labanotated score by Jessica Lindberg -- Live performance recorded from two camera angles accessible by using the angle button.
  • Loïe Fuller: her life and art -- Reconstructing the Fire dance -- Films of Loïe Fuller and her imitators (Ameta, Annabella, Crissie Sheridan).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-80
OCLC
NYPY04-F527
Title
Loïe Fuller's Fire dance [videorecording] / Dance Film Archive ; produced by John Mueller ; choreography (after Loïe Fuller) by Jessica Lindberg ; music by Richard Wagner (Ride of the Valkyries)
Imprint
Columbus, Ohio : Dance Film Archive, c2003.
System Details
DVD.
Credits
Lighting, Megan Slayter ; costume reconstruction, Nadine Spray ; camera and editing, Shawn Hove.
Performer
Danced by Jessica Lindberg.
Event
Studio performance recorded at Thurber Theater, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, on Apr. 7, 2003.
Added Author
Fuller, Loie, 1862-1928, choreographer, dancer.
Lindberg, Jessica, choreographer, dancer.
Slayter, Megan. Lighting designer
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Composer
Spray, Nadine. Costume designer
Hove, Shawn. Cinematographer. Film editor
Mueller, John E. Producer
University of Rochester. Dance Film Archive.
Added Title
Fire dance (Choreographic work : Fuller)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-80
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