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Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow coaching principal roles from 'Emeralds' from Jewels

Title
Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow coaching principal roles from 'Emeralds' from Jewels / the George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; editor, Virginia Brooks ; associate director, Nichol Hlinka ; choreography, George Balanchine ; music, Gabriel Fauré ; [coaching by] Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : George Balanchine Foundation, 2013.

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Additional Authors
  • Balanchine, George
  • Verdy, Violette, 1933-2016
  • Ludlow, Conrad
  • Dunning, Jennifer
  • Körbes, Carla
  • Fayette, James
  • McDill, Nancy
  • Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924.
  • Swope, Martha
  • Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-
  • Brooks, Virginia Loring
  • Hlinka, Nichol
  • Otterson, William
  • Clarke, James
  • MacDonald, Jim
  • New York City Ballet, dancer.
  • George Balanchine Foundation, producer.
  • George Balanchine Foundation, donor.
Description
1 streaming video file (74 min.) : sound, color.
Summary
Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludow discuss George Balanchine's Emeralds section of the choreographic work, Jewels; their memories of the first rehearsal with Balanchine; Balanchine's high idea of France; Michel Fokine's influence in the movement shown through Balanchine's choreography; Ludlow talks about the complicated partnering and the pressure and tension in the movement; Balanchine liberated partnering with the freedom to use each other only when needed; piece includes clusters of complications and then moments of riding the crest of waves; dancers for this piece need a sense of quality for this work; Verdy had a French style that Balanchine often used; and Balanchine adding to the choreography of this work nine years after it was created.
Series Statement
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters archive
Uniform Title
  • Jewels (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
  • George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters archive.
Alternative Title
  • Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow coaching Prélude (pas de deux) and La Fileuse (solo) from 'Emeralds' from Jewels
  • Emeralds
  • Jewels
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Filmed dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • Title from opening video credits; additional title from original cassette label.
  • Emeralds is the first section of the three-part ballet Jewels.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video files online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Music, Gabriel Fauré (Prelude and La Fileuse from Pélleas et Melisande, 1989) ; costumes, Karinska ; scenery, Peter Harvey ; lighting, Ronald Bates ; line producer/technical director, William Otterson ; camera, James Clarke ; sound, Robert Matteo ; production, Otterson TV, Inc. ; post production, Twenty Two Productions, Inc. ; on-line editor, Jim MacDonald ; photographer, Martha Swope.
Funding (note)
  • This project was assisted by a special grant for The National Endowment for the Arts and The Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation.
Terms of Use (note)
  • "This tape has been produced for archival purposes with released funds from the Nancy Remick Reynolds Endowment for the George Balanchine Foundation. Requests for any other use of the material shold be directed in writing to: The George Balanchine Foundation, David H. Koch Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, N.Y., 10023." -- Credits.
Source (note)
  • George Balanchine Foundation;
Biography (note)
  • Emeralds premiered on April 13, 1967 by New York City Ballet at the New York State Theater, with Prelude (pas de deux) danced by Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow, and La Fileuse (solo) danced by Violette Verdy.
Contents
Prélude (pas de deux), coaching session (39 min.) / coaches, Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow ; dancers, Carla Körbes and James Fayette -- Prélude, run-through (6 min.) / dancers, Carla Körbes and James Fayette -- La Fileuse (solo), coaching session (8 min.) / coaches, Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow ; dancer, Carla Körbes -- La Fileuse, run-through (3 min.) / dancer, Carla Körbes -- Interview (19 min.) / interviewees, Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow ; interviewer, Jennifer Dunning.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 2554
OCLC
883745779
Title
Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow coaching principal roles from 'Emeralds' from Jewels / the George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; editor, Virginia Brooks ; associate director, Nichol Hlinka ; choreography, George Balanchine ; music, Gabriel Fauré ; [coaching by] Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow.
Production
New York, N.Y. : George Balanchine Foundation, 2013.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
computer
video
Type of Carrier
online resource
Series
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters archive
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters archive.
Original Version
Original format: 1 Betacam ; 1/2 in.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video files online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits
Music, Gabriel Fauré (Prelude and La Fileuse from Pélleas et Melisande, 1989) ; costumes, Karinska ; scenery, Peter Harvey ; lighting, Ronald Bates ; line producer/technical director, William Otterson ; camera, James Clarke ; sound, Robert Matteo ; production, Otterson TV, Inc. ; post production, Twenty Two Productions, Inc. ; on-line editor, Jim MacDonald ; photographer, Martha Swope.
Performer
Interviewer, Jennifer Dunning ; pianist, Nancy McDill.
Dancers, Carla Körbes and James Fayette (New York City Ballet).
Event
Videotaped during rehearsal and interview at the New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y. on 2003 October 27.
Funding
This project was assisted by a special grant for The National Endowment for the Arts and The Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation.
Terms Of Use
"This tape has been produced for archival purposes with released funds from the Nancy Remick Reynolds Endowment for the George Balanchine Foundation. Requests for any other use of the material shold be directed in writing to: The George Balanchine Foundation, David H. Koch Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, N.Y., 10023." -- Credits.
Biography
Emeralds premiered on April 13, 1967 by New York City Ballet at the New York State Theater, with Prelude (pas de deux) danced by Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow, and La Fileuse (solo) danced by Violette Verdy.
Source
Gift; George Balanchine Foundation; 2013.
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Local Subject
Partnering in dance.
Interpretation in dance performance.
Added Author
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Verdy, Violette, 1933-2016, teacher.
Verdy, Violette, 1933-2016, interviewee.
Ludlow, Conrad, teacher.
Ludlow, Conrad, interviewee.
Dunning, Jennifer, interviewer.
Körbes, Carla, dancer.
Fayette, James, dancer.
McDill, Nancy, instrumentalist.
Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924. Pelléas et Mélisande. Prélude.
Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924. Pelléas et Mélisande. Fileuse.
Swope, Martha, photographer.
Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- project director.
Brooks, Virginia Loring, editor.
Hlinka, Nichol, director.
Otterson, William, technical director.
Clarke, James, videographer.
MacDonald, Jim, editor.
New York City Ballet, dancer.
George Balanchine Foundation, producer.
George Balanchine Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): Jewels (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 2554
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