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Great Performances: Degas and the Dance
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/degas/degas.html

Description:
Website companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Great Performances program about ballet dancers and students in the work of French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas. The works show "Degas' intimate connection to the Paris Opéra, where for years he attended performances and watched ballet classes." Provides an essay with biographical information and details about Degas' techniques, an illustrated timeline of Degas' life (with audio clips), images, and related links.

LII Topics: Art by Region, Ballet, Dance, France, Impressionism, Schools of Art

Publisher:
Educational Broadcasting Corporation

Extra Keywords
opera Palais Garnier Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

LII Database Information:
Record 24103 created by Jennifer English on 07/06/2007
Last modification on 07/12/2007
Published: 07/12/2007  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24103

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