Loïe Fuller
1862–1928 (age 66)
Biography
Loïe Fuller, born Mary-Louise Fuller in 1862, embraced the Parisian stage with an otherworldly grace that transformed the role of the performer into a living source of light and motion. Her pioneering experiments in theatrical lighting and costume design made her presence as much about the glow around her as the steps themselves, enchanting audiences at the height of the Belle Époque.
Fuller’s legacy endures in the vocabulary of modern dance and performance art, as her career championed theatrical innovation and a deeply collaborative spirit. She passed away in 1928 and rests in the Crématorium-columbarium du Père-Lachaise, leaving a luminous impression on the dance world.