Edgar Degas: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen

Summary The statue of the young girl in a real ballet dress is often seen today just as a pretty image of dancer making one of the classic moves of ballet. But to the people who first saw the statue when it was unveiled it was a dangerous, even disgraceful, portrayal of a degenerate girl little more than a whore.

S3.E8 ∙ Edgar Degas: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Samuel West Richard Cork Jonathan Jones John House

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Apr 23, 2004

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : BBC Wales Fulmar Television & Film

Summary The statue of the young girl in a real ballet dress is often seen today just as a pretty image of dancer making one of the classic moves of ballet. But to the people who first saw the statue when it was unveiled it was a dangerous, even disgraceful, portrayal of a degenerate girl little more than a whore.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Apr 23, 2004

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : BBC Wales Fulmar Television & Film

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