LOIE FULLER: RESEARCH
OLA MACIEJEWSKA
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels™ Festival is presenting Loie Fuller: Research by Ola Maciejewska in collaboration with the China Shanghai International Arts Festival.
Loie Fuller: Research reactivates the famous Serpentine Dance created by Loie Fuller, a controversial figure in the Western choreographic tradition. She merged dance with special effects to transform herself into a flame, ocean waves and other natural phenomena by incorporating yards of silk attached to bamboo wands into her creations. In this work, Maciejewska confronts the myth of the icon, its paradoxes and the untraceable. By archiving dance through the body, the work provides a unique lens into the history of choreography and its transmission.
Ola Maciejewska
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival is presenting Loie Fuller: Research by Ola Maciejewska in collaboration with the China Shanghai International Arts Festival.
About the partner
China Shanghai International Arts Festival
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is presenting seventeen performances in collaboration with the China Shanghai International Arts Festival as part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival in Shanghai.
