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Violette Verdy on Balanchine: "He Gave Valentines to Each One of Us"

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  • čas přidán 30. 11. 2014
  • On November 9, 2010, dancer-turned-director Damian Woetzel created a Studio 5 event that highlighted three signature George Balanchine ballets from 1960. The night ended up being a tribute to the lyrical, idiosyncratic, and wildly apt coaching language of Woetzel's guest, NYCB legend Violette Verdy. bit.ly/1HSgAaR

Komentáře • 45

  • @judithricca6915
    @judithricca6915 Před 4 lety +6

    What a treat seeing Violette Verdy passing Balanchine on to current dancers. I must say it is good to see Jennifer Ringer, who retired from NYCB in 2014; she will always be one of my favorite ballerinas.

  • @SarahArnoldTheAccidentalArtist

    Ms. Verdy was one of a kind. Her vocabulary is truly inspiring in this video. I always loved her red shoes!

  • @annbrixey9651
    @annbrixey9651 Před 2 lety +5

    Someone loves the sound of his own voice.

  • @pedinurse1
    @pedinurse1 Před 4 lety +5

    She was the first ballerina I saw at the NYC Ballet as a very young teen, and I fell in love with Ballet!!!

  • @janetroy5489
    @janetroy5489 Před 3 lety +4

    It is true, what Violette conveys in words. I saw a master class with Andras Schiff on Bach once and he had a similar way. I'll never forget--some section, he said when played it said (perhaps) "this is the meaning of life!"

  • @nkiinsta
    @nkiinsta Před 9 lety +19

    This is a gift. Thank you for sharing this insightful and inspiring commentary/demo.
    One can only hope that the generations that shared Balanchine's insights will continue to contribute to our ongoing development of the ballet technique.

  • @marissaventre222
    @marissaventre222 Před 8 lety +32

    Wow Tiler Peck is on fire.

    • @42abyz
      @42abyz Před 6 lety +5

      Yes, I told myself she is in power mode. Her dancing is such a pleasure to watch. Energetic and electrifying!!!

    • @erikahansen6959
      @erikahansen6959 Před 6 lety +2

      Tiler is a choreographer's/artistic director's dream.

  • @donschwellenbach5461
    @donschwellenbach5461 Před 8 lety +10

    that woman is energetic and super intelligent, I mean Mis Verdy, what a mind

  • @thomasbuttig9888
    @thomasbuttig9888 Před 3 lety +3

    What it is really awesome is how Mme Verdy still, after so many years, knew exactly all the notes ! Amazing.

  • @lazarocedeno5270
    @lazarocedeno5270 Před rokem +1

    I can only offer tears of joy and gratitude. Thanks for your glorious work. Deeply appreciated .

  • @emitch9213
    @emitch9213 Před 4 lety +1

    I came across a studio photo of Violette Verdy in 1967. I knew that I wanted to be that image of her lovely photo. Little did I know that I would be in a west coast Florida studio where she and Villella would teach a master class. How lovely an individual her joy and enthusiasm filled the studio. Her charismatic love to all taking the master class was like a mother watching her first born taking her first step. What a history she held of the ballet to genuinely be delighted to pass onto others. How rich her knowledge. Thank you for the video. What a pleasure to see Ms. Verdy. She made that first ballet impression.

  • @xiomara-spg
    @xiomara-spg Před 9 lety +6

    what a blessing .....thank you God...how inspiring::!!!

  • @HowardDando
    @HowardDando Před rokem

    It is a joy to watch this video and remember the 'Valentines' Violette gave to her fellow dancers and the love she gave to her associates, friends and to the world with her grace and charm.
    And bravo to the elegant Tiler Peck.

  • @MrQbenDanny
    @MrQbenDanny Před 6 lety +7

    BRAVO!!!VIVA VERDI!!!
    If you want to see everything LA VERDI meant in the Tchaikovsky notes, watch Gelsey Kirkland do it. It's on CZcams.

  • @kdub10009
    @kdub10009 Před 9 lety +4

    Love love love

  • @miazhong53
    @miazhong53 Před 9 lety +7

    OMG I'm dying to see the end of it!

  • @SCAScienceLab
    @SCAScienceLab Před 9 lety +3

    Wish I could have been there to see this in person!

  • @richardvergara
    @richardvergara Před 6 lety +20

    Did anyone else think this was so self-indulgent for Damian Woetzel?

  • @lazarocedeno5270
    @lazarocedeno5270 Před rokem

    Muchísimas gracias.

  • @TwoMileTimedTrial
    @TwoMileTimedTrial Před 3 lety +8

    I hate how much the dude interrupted her

  • @squalter.kaufmann
    @squalter.kaufmann Před 5 lety +4

    The Peckster 👏🏻

  • @Fancyday23
    @Fancyday23 Před 5 lety

    What an inspirational lecture! Thank you.❤

  • @mathildewesendonck7225
    @mathildewesendonck7225 Před 3 měsíci

    Jenifer Ringer is so incredibly beautiful 🤩 ❤! It’s hard to believe that she has been so badly bodyshamed, especially by dance critic Alastair Maculair in the New York Times. She is a gorgeous dancer, and it makes really me sad to think about it, because this whole story affected her mental health. 😭 I can highly recommend her book, „Dancing through it“.

  • @susanlondoner1946
    @susanlondoner1946 Před 2 lety

    BRAVO!

  • @philipdavis6207
    @philipdavis6207 Před rokem +1

    Charming, cute ... !

  • @donschwellenbach5461
    @donschwellenbach5461 Před 8 lety +1

    OMG my beautiful and grand Tchy's Pas de Deux in reherasal clothing with shorts, no no no, this is probaby MrB's grandest piece, when I first saw this on stage I just about cried

  • @lazarocedeno5270
    @lazarocedeno5270 Před rokem

    Exquisito.

  • @lazarocedeno5270
    @lazarocedeno5270 Před rokem

    Bravo

  • @mathildewesendonck7225
    @mathildewesendonck7225 Před 2 lety +8

    Why does he talk so much 🙄

  • @mathildewesendonck7225

    Why are they are all laughing at 25.38?

  • @rufusred44
    @rufusred44 Před 8 lety +2

    I appreciate the intention of this event at the City Center lead by Damian Woetzel, I admire, respect and I'm a fan of all of the dancers here both current and past. I suppose I have a few criticisms, couldn't the dancers wear more flattering rehearsal clothes? Also, I gotta say, did Damian have to show that he can still dance? What, they had no one else out of all of NYCB that could've done the finale of Donizetti Variations? Hmm.

    • @JSG4869
      @JSG4869 Před 7 lety +7

      Joaquin de Luz was supposed to do it, but he was injured. Daniel Ulbricht subbed in for the solos, but he had never danced it before. I'm sure it's much more tricky to schedule dancers on short notice.

    • @rufusred44
      @rufusred44 Před 7 lety +1

      I'm sure you're correct, I suppose it's just the optics.

    • @Marcel_Audubon
      @Marcel_Audubon Před 5 lety +10

      more flattering rehearsal clothes? those would be called costumes. What they wore here was 1000% more reserved than what they really wear in rehearsal ... they matched their attire to the event and the audience - completely appropriate.

    • @Marcel_Audubon
      @Marcel_Audubon Před 5 lety +1

      you're just incorrect (but I'll bet you get that a lot!) oh, well .. you'll always have at least one thumbs up since you upvote your own comments!!

  • @pedinurse1
    @pedinurse1 Před 4 lety +1

    Why is she wearing shorts, really???