Misty Copeland, the first black prima ballerina, is once again impressing with the status she recently achieved with American Ballet Theatre. This time, not with a performance, but with photographs in which she recreated scenes from paintings by the painter Edgar Degas. You can see the detailed scenes below.
Prima ballerina Misty Copeland, which is considered a synonym for diversity in ballet, also squeezed into her busy schedule a photo shoot for Harper's Bazaar, in which, together with a group of ballet dancers, she recreated scenes from famous French paintings by the painter Edgar Degas, which celebrate ballet.
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As he says, posing was exhausting, as you had to pay attention to every detail. The series of photographs was created as a promotion of the exhibition Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty, opening in New York on March 26, 2016.
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