14 August 2011

Moving Pictures: Danse Serpentine c. 1896



I'm entranced by this video, shot around the turn of the last century the Lumière brothers and hand colored frame by frame. The unknown performer is sometimes mistaken for the modern dance pioneer Loie Fuller.

4 comments:

kate gabrielle said...

wow, that is so beautiful!!!!

August said...

Oh wow. Just wow.

Anonymous said...

Amazing. She looks like a beautiful flower!

Unknown said...

I just saw one of these acts in my french film class the other day. So neat!