
Edgar Degas — The Dance Class
Edgar Degas (1874)竇加画舞蹈教室,老人拄杖,少女们等候。跟从需要姿势。
Practical Integration
绿墙,木地板,大镜子。十几个白纱裙的女孩散在房间里——有的伸腿,有的抓背,有的发呆。角落站着一个灰衣老人,拄拐杖。他是舞蹈老师。竇加1874年画这幅画的时候,花了大量时间泡在巴黎歌剧院的排练厅里。他不画演出,只画等待。 跟从是有形状的。你看那些女孩的身体:脖子伸直,下巴微收,脚尖外八。这不是天生的姿势,是被纠正出来的姿势。老师的手艺在她们骨头里。「随,元亨利贞,无咎。」跟从可以大亨通,但有条件:方向要对,老师要对。那个拄拐杖的老人,他年纪大了,跳不动了。但他跳过,所以他知道。 《象》曰:「泽中有雷,随。君子以向晦入宴息。」泽里有雷,这是随。君子天黑了就回家休息。跟从也要有节奏:白天跟,晚上停。那些女孩不会永远站在那里等。排练完了就散,明天再来。竇加画的不是芭蕾,是时间——跟从占用的时间,等待占用的时间。
References & Citations
- The Dance Class — Edgar Degas-1874. Degas painted over 1,500 works featuring ballet dancers during his career, documenting the Paris Opera's rehearsal rooms. This painting shows young dancers receiving instruction from their ballet master, practicing movements that they must learn to replicate. The scene captures the relationship between teacher and students inherent to classical ballet training.