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Tango in the art of the Netherlands
The tango, a dance of passion, drama and emotion, has many faces. In a region of mass immigration, the Rio de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay, African, Europeans and South American, cultures blended; a fusion that paved the way to the emergence of the tango. A dance originating in the lower… Read more
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Can-Can à la Dutch
The can-can is Parisian cultural heritage. The long-legged dancers of the Moulin Rouge are legendary; Henri Toulouse-Lautrec’s posters and paintings are world renowned. The combination of Dutch artists and the can-can, however, is not exactly the first thing that springs to mind; a number of Dutch artists, nonetheless, could not resist the temptation of the… Read more
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema – Festivals, Maenads and Bacchantes
The name, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, evokes visions of antiquity; ladies in Grecian gowns reclining on marble benches overlooking an unfathomable ocean or Romans at leisure enjoying their opulent villas, swimming in luxurious baths surrounded by exquisite flowers and wondrous architecture. Alma-Tadema explores the ancient world, taking his inspiration from Egypt, Greece and Rome. Dance is… Read more
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema – A Victorian Superstar
There are a few points we should clarify before looking at the work of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Lourens Tadema (1836-1912) as he was originally named was born in a small town in Friesland, a province in the North of the Netherlands. Tadema primarily trained in Belgium, then moved to London in 1870, to reside there… Read more
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Isaac Israels – The dancer’s portrait
The prolific Dutch impressionist Isaac Israels was inspired by dance throughout his entire career. The previous four posts discussed many of his dance images, ranging from girls dancing in cafés, Spanish dancing, young ballerinas, dancers at Le Moulin de la Galette to ethnic and revue dancers. This post, the last in a series about Isaac… Read more
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Isaac Israels – Dance, light, and colour
The Dutch impressionist Isaac Israels once wrote that the atmosphere of the studio has a numbing effect on me.* He continued to explain that he takes his subjects from nature, and they are executed directly from nature.* Israels is known to have roamed through the streets of many a city carrying a sketchbook, constantly sketching… Read more
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About me
As a young aspiring dancer I loved to ponder over the magnificent paintings created by Edgar Degas. How his ballerinas inspired me. The atmosphere of the Paris Opera, the beautiful tutus and the hard working dancers never failed to trigger my imagination. As the years past, I retained my love of dance, of Degas, of art, and developed an interest in knowing more about the cross fertilization between art and dance.
DANCE IMAGES IN THE ART OF THE NETHERLANDS 