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. The programme reveals the story of the real woman who Degas used as a model and includes revelations about how the statue as actually made. |
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Title: | Edgar Degas: Little Dancer, Aged 14 | |
Air Date: | April 24, 2004 | |
Runtime: | 50 min | |
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