Research Catalog
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.
Available Online
Details
- 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
- Balanchine, George.
- 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
- 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
- Balanchine, George
- Balanchine, George > Jewels
- Nonfiction films
- Interpretation in dance performance
- Partnering in dance
- Interviews
- Filmed dance
- Video
- Dance
- Music and dance
- Pas de deux
- Choreography
- Ballet > Study and teaching
- Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924 > Pelléas et Mélisande Fileuse
- Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924 > Pelléas et Mélisande Prélude
- Ludlow, Conrad
- Verdy, Violette, 1933-2016
- 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
- computervideo
- Type of Carrier
- online resource
- Series
- George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters archiveGeorge 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.
- Connect to:
- 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.Container of (work): Balanchine, George. Jewels.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIDF 2554