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Motion · S6M-14355 · 5 Sep 2024

Glasgow Ballet Dancers Recreate Degas Poses at Discovering Degas Exhibition

Lodged by Annie Wells Standard Motion 25 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates three young ballet dancers from the Dance School of Scotland, Pixie Howitt, aged 11, and Jada-Jo Branney and Darcey McKechnie, both aged 12, who had the rare opportunity to pose at the Burrell Collection Discovering Degas exhibition, recreating some of the ballet poses portrayed in Degas’ work; understands that the ballet dancers were in traditional handmade ballet costumes, which were made in Brazil in the early 1960’s for Cecilia Barrett, for her performances in Don Quixote, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty; notes that the exhibition of works by Edgar Degas will be on view until 30 September 2024; understands that Degas was a regular visitor to the ballet and enjoyed backstage access for a time and that, from the early 1870s, he started depicting scenes of the dancers, the strain dancing placed on their bodies, and moments of relaxation behind the scenes acknowledges; notes that over 30,000 people have already seen Discovering Degas,  which features 23 Degas works from Burrell's original collection together in one space, and understands that they are displayed alongside 28 other world-class artworks that are on loan from some of the UK and Europe’s finest collections, including the renowned and controversial work L’Absinthe, which is on loan from Musée d’Orsay in Paris.

Supporters (25)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.