Degas at The Getty Museum
There was so much to see at The Getty Museum in California, but this was definitely a highlight! One of my very favorite Degas paintings of a ballerina taking her bow.
Audrey and her Ballet Flats!
Although ballet flats originated sometime during the medieval times, they went in and out of fashion until Audrey Hepburn wore them in the movie Funny Face in 1957. Whether on a bike or in a ball gown, on a Roman Holiday, or at Tiffany’s, Audrey shows us how versatile and fabulous flats can really be!...
Catherine de Medicci (1519-1589)
Curtain Up! Welcome to the Ballet! Once upon a time, in the late 15th Century renaissance court culture of Italy,’Ballo’ (Ballet) was born. Originally intended as an interpretation of fencing, the choreography was adapted from court dance steps in collaboration with the court musicians and was typically performed at aristocratic weddings and other lavish events....
Marie Camargo (1710-1770)
Marie was born in 1710 in Brussels, Belgium. She was instructed in dance early on by Mlle Francoise Prevost, and made her first appearance on May 5, 1726 when she was 15 years old. She debuted in the Paris Opera ballet “Les caracteres de la danse”, starting her dancing career. In her debut, Marie was the first...
