Apr 18, 2024
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich in costume, 1883
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Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich in costume, 1883
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Russkibal à Biarritz - Russian Ball at Casino Municipal
This weekend I had the pleasure of photographing the Russian Ball here in Biarritz. It was a fabulous evening with performances by the Symphony Orchestra of Bayonne, prima-ballerina Evgenija Obraztsova, Moscow Bolshoi Theater soloist Denis Rodkin, Russian opera stars Veronika Dzhioeva and Evgenij Kungurov as well as Russian Ballroom Champions Inna Sveshnikova and Nikolaj Pantjuchin with music conducted by Russian greats Leonid Pletnev and Semen Milstein.
Guests arrived dressed to the nines and I found myself wondering if any of them were Russian tsars ;) Fur adorned ladies and tuxedo clad gentlemen sipped champagne and tasted worldly delights served by the most efficient white-gloved team I have ever seen! They managed to move an entire bar stacked two feet high with glasses in a matter of 3 minutes so I could shoot on the lovely entrance to the theatre at Casino Municipal. Every now and again, a debutant would tip-toe by wearing a beautifully beaded white ball gown and elbow length white satin gloves. Oh to be inside the mind of one of those beautiful ladies on such a special night! I could feel the excitement in the air! It truly felt like stepping back to a time where society ruled and everybody who was anybody would have been in attendance.
Guests meandered into the ballroom to savour the four courses that had been carefully planned and prepared for their enjoyment. Dinner was accompanied by a powerful operatic performance, followed by dancing and more cocktails. Dazzling ballroom and musical acts carried into the wee hours of the morning - with more cocktails keeping everyone on their toes.
When the last glass was emptied and the debutants were danced out - the doors to the 2nd Russian Ball in Biarritz were closed. It was 3am and I was exhausted. I will return to this magical place again - a place where girls get to be real life princesses. Until next time ladies......I will dream of white gloves and dresses, bubbly champagne and the sound of delicate white heels clip-clopping in unison.....dancing the night away.
Well, if I'm going to the Russian Ball this december, I do believe I've just purchased my dress for it HAHA ughhhhhhh. (;;>_>) Do you guys know how nervous I am about all this? What if it's not some big crazy party? What if it's awful, hahaha! Spend way too much money on a ticket for a really weird and awkward time, plus a ticket to london, plus hotel, plus eating because that's a necessity. So dropping maybe $3k in one go? Probably more because the pound SUCKS against the dollar, always. Probably isn't much better in the currency I get paid in, either. Would mean I'd have to live like a serious hermit starting now to afford it. AAAAhhhhhhhh I'm so torn, hahahaha.
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