War and Peace · Character
Duport
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 68
Duport is spoken of with the easy fascination reserved for a celebrated performer, a name that conjures movement before he even appears. Imagine a dancer whose astonishing leaps and quick feet make the room seem to lift with him.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 68
- Books
- 1
Duport appears only as a celebrated dancer, first invoked as a measure of fashionable artistic life and later glimpsed in performance. With bare legs, remarkable leaps, and feet that flicker rapidly, he smiles and bows to every side of his audience. His reported salary of sixty thousand rubles a year underscores the celebrity and expense surrounding his craft; beyond that brief image, his story remains offstage.
Description
Duport is a male dancer whose bare legs are his clearest recorded visual detail. He leaps unusually high, his feet moving with rapid agility, and carries himself with the bright, practiced poise of a public performer. He smiles and bows toward all sides, projecting polished sociability. His hair, eyes, complexion, face, build, and precise costume are not specified.
Story so far
BOOK 1War and Peace
Appearances
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