Little-known legend returned to the spotlight

By Jake Wilson
Updated September 26 2017 - 2:18pm, first published 2:11pm

"Classic insofar as entirely modern," was French poet Stephane Mallarme's verdict on the American dancer and choreographer Loie Fuller, who became the toast of 1890s Paris with performances such as her Serpentine Dance, involving dozens of metres of swirling silk under brilliantly coloured lights.

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