Loie Fuller And Duncan
Modern dance was built by rebellious artists, who wanted to change the face of dance. There were women and men who contributed to the discovery of modern dance, because they felt restricted by ballet. Loie Fuller, known as a modern dance visionary created her own style of movement and broke the mold for traditional choreography (Nelson).
Fuller’s movement was built off of experimentation and is believed to have laid the framework for the development of modern dance. Isadora Duncan, known as the mother of modern dance, drew her inspiration from beauty, motion, and form. Both Fuller and Duncan wanted to break boundaries not only in the dance world but in society. Fuller and Duncan’s relationship started when Duncan saw Fuller perform in France
at the 1900 Universal Exposition. (Albright).Fuller supported Duncan, and helped launch her career which is how they developed a close friendship that later drifted apart. This paper demonstrates why the relationship between Fuller and Duncan is so significant, and how it’s affected modern dance today. However, close readings of the works of different dance historians illustrate the ways in which their different styles of movement likely caused their relationship to drift apart.
Fullers style of movement came from classic skirt dancing in the twentieth century, skirt dancing consisted of graceful, somewhat balletic steps, without toe dancing or lifts; the performers rustled extremely large skirts (Kraus, 142). Fuller took skirt dancing and
Fuller’s movement was built off of experimentation and is believed to have laid the framework for the development of modern dance. Isadora Duncan, known as the mother of modern dance, drew her inspiration from beauty, motion, and form. Both Fuller and Duncan wanted to break boundaries not only in the dance world but in society. Fuller and Duncan’s relationship started when Duncan saw Fuller perform in France
at the 1900 Universal Exposition. (Albright).Fuller supported Duncan, and helped launch her career which is how they developed a close friendship that later drifted apart. This paper demonstrates why the relationship between Fuller and Duncan is so significant, and how it’s affected modern dance today. However, close readings of the works of different dance historians illustrate the ways in which their different styles of movement likely caused their relationship to drift apart.
Fullers style of movement came from classic skirt dancing in the twentieth century, skirt dancing consisted of graceful, somewhat balletic steps, without toe dancing or lifts; the performers rustled extremely large skirts (Kraus, 142). Fuller took skirt dancing and