This film is based on the skirt or serpentine dances made famous by Loïe Fuller and performed on filmed by Annabelle Whitford for Edison in 1894 making it one of the first motion pictures. This new version, choreographed by Siân Busby and created from the original material also directed by Siân Busby, features digital video and computer controlled lighting to mimic Fuller's changing colors. Originally created for The Hoxton Project, an art installation in a famous old London music hall, it also pays homage to the many women who were incarcerated in Victorian era asylums in the Hoxton area. Most of these "crazy" women seem to have been locked-up while suffering from nothing more serious than PMS. The performance here become increasingly frantic for that reason. This 2012 version of the original 2003 film has been edited doubling each of the eight movements creating a new nine minute film and adding a new soundtrack of Victorian music-box style tunes.

This film is based on the skirt or serpentine dances made famous by Loïe Fuller and performed on filmed by Annabelle Whitford for Edison in 1894 making it one of the first motion pictures. This new version, choreographed by Siân Busby and created from the original material also directed by Siân Busby, features digital video and computer controlled lighting to mimic Fuller's changing colors. Originally created for The Hoxton Project, an art installation in a famous old London music hall, it also pays homage to the many women who were incarcerated in Victorian era asylums in the Hoxton area. Most of these "crazy" women seem to have been locked-up while suffering from nothing more serious than PMS. The performance here become increasingly frantic for that reason. This 2012 version of the original 2003 film has been edited doubling each of the eight movements creating a new nine minute film and adding a new soundtrack of Victorian music-box style tunes.