Loïe Fuller in the Dance "The Archangel"

Loïe Fuller (1862-1928) was an American actress and dancer, a pioneer of both modern dance and theatrical lighting techniques. She developed her own natural movement and improvisation techniques. In multiple shows, she experimented with a long skirt, choreographing its movements and playing with the ways it could reflect light. By 1891, Fuller combined her choreography with silk costumes illuminated by multi-coloured lighting of her own design and created the Serpentine Dance.

The dancing Loïe Fuller was depicted by several contemporary artists such as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.