THE IMPRESSIONIST CIRCUS AT THE ROUEN MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

Giorgia Marchiori in the painting by Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863), “ The Justice of Trajan ” (1840)
For the European Heritage Days (September 21 and 22, 2024), and to the great joy of young and old alike, the Impressionist Circus performed in an exceptional setting: the Delacroix room of the Rouen Museum of Fine Arts .
The original idea for this beautiful show comes from the director of the Circo Criollo company, Marangeles Kalamar , who wanted to mix the arts of circus and dance with the paintings of impressionist painters.
An exceptional event, which saw Monet's woman with an umbrella, a boater by Renoir, Degas' little dancer, and many other characters to guess, in a real hunt for works of art!

" The Little Dancer of Fourteen Years ", by Edgar Degas (1875-1880)
Giorgia Marchiori interpreted the sculpture of the little dancer by Degas.
A sculpture that suddenly comes to life and becomes infatuated with an aerial hoop: a beautiful object that, like her, turns, its arms in a crown...
The little dancer then falls under the spell of the space that surrounds her and falls in love with a splendid painting by Delacroix - "The Justice of Trajan" (1840) -, located in this same space: she will fly away on her magic hoop, in the company of the characters from this same painting... Magic of art!

A sublime moment for the artists.
After the show, you could hear children and adults asking who was who, what work of art each artist represented... It's because the works of art become human, familiar, almost friends!

The Circo Criollo company directed by Mariangeles Kalamar, in front of the Delacroix painting
But the circus must already start again...
Ephemeral, like all of us, it leaves the memory of a day that was exceptional in every way.
The artists were also able to take full advantage of the museum, passing by magnificent paintings on numerous occasions.
A walk full of beauty!
Here are some examples.


This project on living art at the heart of the museum is undoubtedly good for everyone, visitors and artists alike, and who knows, for the works of art themselves : won't they also enjoy the show? They have a front row seat!
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