Body cinema: The Costume and the Body, Loie Fuller and Martha Graham

Both pioneers of modern dance and strong women in hard times, Loie Fuller and Martha Graham have made some ground works not only in dance, but in the field that discovers the interplay between the body, space, fabrics, light and movements…

Photo above: Portrait of Loïe Fuller, by Frederick Glasier, 1902
Photo bellow: Martha Graham in Lamentation, by Barbara Morgan, 1935

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Body cinema: Choreographer Jose Limón – documentary

Here is a short documentary about one of the pioneers of American Modern Dance. Online footage on Jose Limón is still rather rare… I was very happy to find this short documentary uploaded by the Limón Dance Company 2 months ago…

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