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She was both the very famous star of Paris’s Folies Bergère and an icon of the Art Nouveau movement, with an eye toward the possibilities abstraction held for dance.

Visually, the show, which is having its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse, is a feast of pastel colors, aerial thrills, painterly projections and costumes that combine the bawdy imagination of Folies Bergère with the futuristic wit of today’s haute couture.

Wilde held a lead of 14 seconds over the Briton going into the final lap but Yee, a former British 10,000m champion, had enough left and he surged past the Kiwi in the closing stages to win in one hour 43 minutes and 33 seconds – six seconds clear of his rival with France’s Leo Bergere in third in 1:43.43.

As a venue, the Can Can goes for modern-Folies Bergère vibes, which it blends loosely with the current show’s theme — in this case, film noir.

It was home to the city’s longest running show, “Folies Bergere.”