Loie Fuller

Of American origin, Loïe Fuller (1862-1928) must be considered one of pioneers of modern dance. Creator of serpentine dance, made of movements of sails and lights, she settled in Paris and found herself engaged at the Folies Bergère at the end of the 19th century. She will soon arouse the boundless admiration of Nadar, Mélies, Toulouse-Lautrec, Mallarmé, Rodenbach or Camille Flammarion… From this avant-garde dancer, who is being at the origin of modern performances, Auguste Rodin could say: "All the cities she visited and Paris owe her the most emotions pure, she has awakened the superb antiquity. Her talent will always be imitated now and its creation will be taken up again always because it has sown and effects and lighting and staging, all things which will be studied forever. »