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So many eras are defined by what went down on the dance floor. In the seventies it was sequins and disco; the fifties saw saddle shoes and sock hops; and that delirious decade of decadence, the 1890s, was filled with petticoated gals doing the can can, particularly in that oasis of absinthe-induced delight, Paris. At the turn of the last century, artists like Toulouse-Lautrec, Edgar Degas, and Jean-Louis Forain were chronicling the exhilarating past time with pencils, pens, and paints. The Portland Art Museum's cleverly curated exhibition The Dancer brings together works by these artists through May 11.
Over 100 images of Degas' delicate ballerinas, Forain's Impressionist performers, and Lautrec's bawdry ladies tell a story of France's fin-de-siècle society. Oregon Ballet Theatre continues that narrative on stage at the Keller Auditorium as they plié and pirouette to the music of French composers like Maurice Ravel, and Claude Debussy. Freshen up at The Westin Portland before prancing over to the performance. The museum, hotel, and theater are all within shimmying distance of each other.
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