For a time, Degas turned his attention to the abonnés, stalking them as they stalked the dancers. In the 1870s the elder Halévy had written a series of stories, The Cardinal Family, satirizing the ...

The fundamentals of ballet haven’t changed all that much since its invention in 15th-century Italy. Yet the popular image of this deeply traditional medium has been largely defined by the talents of ...

It has always been assumed that Edgar Degas worked in the wings and rehearsal rooms of the Paris Opera to produce his staggering pictures of its dancers. But, like the ballets themselves, it turns out ...

It's the fall of Degas. On Saturday, the Phillips Collection will open a show called "Degas's Dancers at the Barre: Point and Counterpoint," the first exhibition in Washington to focus on the artist's ...

Edgar Degas was transfixed by the beauty of the ballet — but even more fascinated by the hard work of its dancers. The Phillips Collection in... Degas' Dancers: Behind The Scenes, At The Barre It's ...

Ballet dancers, Misty Copeland tells me, like to be in control. It's something about ballet itself-the painstaking quest to achieve the appearance of a kind of effortless athleticism, fluidity, and ...

From family portraits to absinthe drinkers, racehorses to circus performers, Edgar Degas depicted many subjects in his pieces, but his most prolific output was paintings of young Parisian ballerinas.

It has always been assumed that Edgar Degas worked in the wings and rehearsal rooms of the Paris Opera to produce his staggering pictures of its dancers. But, like the ballets themselves, it turns out ...