 Painting: The Rehearsal by Edward Degas Framed by a spiral staircase, a tableau of ballerinas captured in frozen arabesques under the watchful eye of a ballet master is the focus of Edgar Degas  "The Rehearsal." A single pair of legs steps onto the rehearsal hall floor as the painting comes to life. Descending the stairs is Anna (TAMARA GORSKI), a beautiful young ballerina, the newest member of the  corps de ballet  and the object of the Maestro s (MICHAEL LERNER) amorous intentions. Anna however, has an eye for a young street musician -the violinist, Mischa JOEL BISSONNETTE). In a vivid love story set against the backdrop of the ballet world of the 1920s, "Language of the Heart" tells the story of Anna and Mischa s true love and the achievement of their dreams at the Maestro s premiere.