John Berger - In Degas's compositions with several dancers, their steps, postures and gestures o...

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In Degas's compositions with several dancers, their steps, postures and gestures often resemble the almost geometric, formal letters of an alphabet, whereas their bodies and heads are recalcitrant, sinuous and individual.

John Berger

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In Degas 'Kompositionen mit mehreren Tänzern ähneln ihre Schritte, Körperhaltungen und Gesten oft den fast geometrischen, formalen Buchstaben eines Alphabets, während ihre Körper und Köpfe widerspenstig, kurvig und individuell sind.

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