BALLET IMPERIAL (excerpts w/ Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow)

Here are some excerpts from a silent home video from mid 1960’s of BALLET IMPERIAL before Balanchine jettisoned the costumes and set, and renamed it TCHAIKOVSKY PIANO CONCERTO #2.

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What a rare and wonderful person/dancer Violette was.

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Reading some of your other video descriptions I thought you ought to write a book. And then I realised you had. So for any viewers who are interested: for a fascinating and readable insight into Balanchine and his company, I totally recommend "Balanchine's Apprentice"! Imagine you probably have enough material for another! But these video clips are fantastic especially with the historical notes you add, and after all ballet is about the movement... Would love to see more clips of you dancing; haven't caught up on all your videos so perhaps I've just missed it? But have only seen a couple of seconds of you on someone else's channel...