Loïe Fuller: Obsessed With Light: UK Premiere

Age restriction notice: 12+ only

Description

Watch this captivating documentary illuminating the life and legacy of Loïe Fuller (1862–1928), a pioneering American performer who revolutionised early 20th-century visual culture.  

Directed by Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum, the film delves into Fuller’s innovative fusion of dance, fabric, and lighting, creating a new form of spectacle that influenced modern performance art.  

Through archival footage and interviews with contemporary artists, the documentary explores Fuller’s enduring impact on the arts. 

‘Bridging her pioneering work with the modern influences all around us, this wondrous doc is most thrilling as an archival endeavour of all that Fuller created and inspired.’ – Variety