Before this class I had never really known who Loie Fuller was. I knew of her but I no idea what she did for the dance world. It took me until after I performed a dance I choreographed inspired by her to really understand the greatness she gave to dancers today. She was a pioneer in lighting design and also natural movement unlike that of the ballets. In my piece I made it a point to have lighting of various colors and did my best to make a flowing costume similar to the one she used in the past. I did more research on the company Time Lapse Dance with the director Jody Sperling, she has done many dances inspired by Loie which is where I started when thinking about my piece. They had done a piece called "The Peacock" and it was a total inspiration to my creative mind and I began to think of other birds and the beautiful colors their feathers can create. I used various colors such as blue, red, green and yellow to be projected onto the skirt. I love that Loie took the initiative to create a new 'look' for dance with different colored lighting. It opened up so many doors for the rest of the world to make their dances more interesting by adding such a simple aspect.
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