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Edgar Degas

## *Little Dancer Aged Fourteen*, 1878-1881

职业芭蕾舞者Tara Hutton探讨Degas创作的一位19世纪巴黎歌剧院年轻舞者的雕塑,及其所揭示的舞蹈之乐与艰辛。

讲解员: 1881年,埃德加·德加首次在巴黎展出这座雕塑后,评论家和观者大多难以接受。他们很抵触这种颠覆性的呈现方式:艺术展览上竟然展出这种加了点布料的蜡像,上面甚至还有真人毛发。他们嫌德加刻画的这个形象过于写实。这个来自巴黎歌剧院的14岁芭蕾舞者形象真实得令人不适,揭开了通常被华丽舞衣与美妙配乐掩盖的残酷现实。当时巴黎歌剧院的许多年轻舞者都来自工人阶级家庭。而富裕阶级都在各个文化中心消磨时间。这些年轻舞者就依靠文化中心的工作机会勉强糊口。塔拉·赫顿: 我叫塔拉·赫顿。同为职业芭蕾舞女演员的我很熟悉这个女孩身上显而易见的疲态。德加的模特玛丽·范格特姆同时流露出骄傲、顺从和疲乏——这就是芭蕾的本质。  我看到了骄傲。我也看到了忧伤。我看到了一个精疲力竭却保持着优美体态的年轻女子。她不仅经受过一般芭蕾舞者都要接受的严厉训练,由于家境贫寒,她还要负责挣钱养家。这在那个芭蕾舞鼎盛时期是常态。 讲解员: 这个年轻模特为德加摆好姿势,德加在一旁作画,稍事研究,最终完成了这座雕塑。塔拉·赫顿: 专业舞者训练让我们可以创造动作——但这些训练不是为了让我们连续几小时保持同一个动作。这位舞者停在了放松的第四脚位。她的髋部和腹部前伸。在漫长的排练之后,舞者就会表现出这样的疲态。  我确实觉得德加把艺术家看成独立的个体。我非常欣赏的一点是,德加的这座雕塑捕捉到这位年轻舞者的脆弱一面。她要面临双重的残酷现实,一方面是舞蹈艺术的严格要求,另一方面是公众往往看不到的贫苦生活。这座雕塑非常真诚、朴实地呈现出一名年轻女性在那个年代所面临的状况。  

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