Edgar Degas’s The Rehearsal (La Répétition au foyer de la danse) is more than just a scene of ballet dancers practising their art; it is an intimate exploration of a world rarely seen by the public of 19th-century Paris. While grand performances filled theatres with elegance and grace, Degas turned his focus to the candid,… Continue reading Behind the Curtain: How Degas Captured the Hidden World of Ballet in The Rehearsal