Oct 08 2012
Dance Isn’t My Kind of Dance, But I Like It
who are gifted in that category. When Sperling gave her lecture on Loie Fuller, I could tell how appreciative Sperling is of Fuller’s style. Fuller impressively was the first to use long flowing dresses and excess fabric coupled with colored lights as part of her costume. This allowed her to choreograph unique and “enveloping” performances. Though Loie Fuller isn’t a name I had heard of before, or likely will hear again, it was interesting to see how she has influenced many modern dance forms. But the best part of the lecture was learning of Sperling’s dedication to Fuller’s style– her “mish-moshed” funded ensemble’s interpretation of only Fuller-type dance– and seeing a video of them actually performing.
I can’t even. You, sir, are hilarious. Your posts are always so interesting to read.
As for the actual content, I agree. This was definitely news to me. I had never heard about dancing with fabric in the way that it was shown to us and hearing Sperling’s passion for this style of dance added to how interesting it all was. Granted, I did fall asleep, but when I woke up, I was in awe of how mesmerizing it was. They make it look so easy but I’m sure that it’s hard.