Butterfly Dance (Danse du Papillon)
France, 1900. Director Alice Guy-Blaché, Gaumont.
A Loie Fuller imitator performs in a butterfly-painted costume in this beautifully coloured film.
Past screenings
Birds of Paradise – London
15 November – 14 December 2010
Part of the Kinoscope Parlour, a London-wide installation of six peephole machines at twelve different locations launching in the run-up to the festival.
Fashion Film / Early Film – Copenhagen
Saturday 14 May 2011, 19:00 | Nikolaj Contemporary Art Centre