II.7.2. BACKERS, SEX AND MONEY

2.7.2. Backers sex & money

OUR GUIDE STRIDES THROUGH AN EMPTY PASSAGE

TOWARD A BOARDED-UP DOOR

To the right of the passage is the salon of the "abonnés" (subscribers). It was the heart of the monument. 

Cyprian Leym

Those abonnés were

the wealthiest men in Paris.

• The backers who finance performances

• Detour: ballet, an art of the French court

• Millionaires and ballerinas

• Degas's "Little dancer"

• A ceiling decorated by an orgy

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