{"id":369,"date":"2011-07-11T14:48:25","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T13:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sallypommeclayton.com\/blog\/?p=369"},"modified":"2023-06-22T13:52:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T12:52:08","slug":"performing-with-degas-at-the-national-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makeandbelieve.uk\/?p=369","title":{"rendered":"Performing with Degas at The National Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

Paintings are doorways to other worlds. Degas explored this by depicting multiple spaces in his paintings, allowing the viewer to look at several spaces simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am creating a performance for The National Gallery<\/a><\/strong> i<\/span><\/span>nspired by the mysterious atmosphere of  Degas’ painting –<\/span> H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Rouart in her Father’s Study<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span>.  A girl stands in her father’s study, behind his huge chair, surrounded by objects brought from far away lands.  She has a distant look in her eyes and gazes out beyond the painting.  Behind her are textiles from China, images of Italy, and the shadows of  Egyptian statues. Degas plays with scale and space, so that the viewer is unsure what they are looking at – is it a mirror, a doorway into another room, a reflection, or a corridor?<\/p>\n\n\n

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H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Rouart in her Father’s Study – Degas 1886<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

My performance is called ‘Inside the Girl inside the Study<\/strong><\/em>‘ <\/span>. <\/span><\/span>It imagines H\u00e9l\u00e8ne’s dreams and desires, and wonders what Degas was trying to portray? The performance will explore loss and longing, and how objects have a life of their own. It will include stories from China and Europe, and the ancient Egyptian myth of Isis and Osiris. I have been greatly helped by the art historian, Werner Hofmann’s <\/a><\/strong><\/span>subtle and generous book Degas: A Dialogue of Difference<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It really is a privilege to create a performance for this fabulous painting. Come and plunge with me into Degas’ suggestive  space!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside the girl inside the study<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday 21 July, 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Gallery  1.00 – 2.00pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Room 46<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admission free, but places limited.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n