Loie Fuller's Magic-Lantern Dance

I spent yesterday working with Jody Sperling of Time Lapse Dance creating a video with which Jody can re-create, or at least re-interpret the famous Magic Lantern Dances of Loie Fuller. "La Loie" was one of the great modern dancers at the turn of the century. In one of her most famous presentations she danced in a huge while dress, becoming in effect a moving screen on to which magic-lantern images were projected.

Jody and I developed an interpretation of some of these dances several years ago and presented them in several different venues to enthusiastic audiences. But getting together is complicated, given our different schedules, so we decided to create a video which will substitute for the magic-lantern projection. I've yet to see the final product, but we were both very please with it as it was developing.

For more on our shows, see http://www.magiclanternshows.com/repertoire.htm#dance. To see Jody's full dance program, see http://www.timelapsedance.com/index1.htm