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Degas and the dance, the man behind the easel, Thirteen WNET New York ; written and directed by Mischa Scorer ; based on the research by Jill DeVonyar, Richard Kendall ; produced by Margaret Smilow, Junko Tsunashima

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Degas and the dance, the man behind the easel, Thirteen WNET New York ; written and directed by Mischa Scorer ; based on the research by Jill DeVonyar, Richard Kendall ; produced by Margaret Smilow, Junko Tsunashima

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Degas and the dance

Oclc number

61852257

Responsibility statement

Thirteen WNET New York ; written and directed by Mischa Scorer ; based on the research by Jill DeVonyar, Richard Kendall ; produced by Margaret Smilow, Junko Tsunashima

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Sub title

the man behind the easel

Summary

"No artist has ever been more closely associated with images of dancers than the French Impressionist Edgar Degas; more than half of his vast output of paintings, drawings and sculptures is devoted to the activities of the ballet dancers and dance students of late 19th century Paris. These works, organized in an acclaimed exhibition by the American Federation of Arts, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, are featured in this unique documentary exploring Degas' intimate connection to the Paris Opéra, where for years he attended performances and watched ballet classes. With unprecedented access to the rehearsal rooms and backstage areas of the Palais Garnier opera house, hardly changed since Degas' day, and featuring dramatic recreations of the artist at work in his Montmartre studio, Degas and the Dance examines one of Impressionism's foremost artists and the environment that inspired his best loved works."--Case

Technique

live action

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