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Portraits, stage scenes and keepsakes kept by the family: several generations of dance, from the studio to the stage.

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The Rose Garden

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An excerpt from a ballet choreographed by Zare Muradyan, Victoria's grandfather, filmed in the studios of Armenian State Television and kept since in the broadcaster's archive.

Source: Armenian State Television archive · Armen Muradyan channel

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Old photograph: a woman holding a young child in her arms.

Old portrait of a couple, cheek to cheek.

Archival portrait of a young man in a suit and tie.

Tinted portrait of a dancer wearing a stage crown and veil.

Black and white stage portrait: a dancer in a Pierrot costume.

Hand-tinted print: a dancer in a character role, two sabres crossed.

Character dance on stage, the skirt in full motion.

Dramatic black and white pas de deux, the ballerina arched in her partner's arms.

Sepia portrait: a figure in an embroidered dress, arms raised.

A grey-haired man in a suit holding a programme, in black and white.

A class from another era: dancers in a line, their teacher beside them.

In the studio: a group of dancers in rehearsal clothes, black and white.

Group photograph of a ballet company in working dress.

Dancers in the wings in romantic costume, black and white photograph.

A scene from a period ballet, figures in pale costume.

A family afternoon on the grass, old photograph.

Around a table, a family moment in black and white.

Two young people photographed side by side, sepia print.

A dancer in motion, a rose at the bodice, in the studio.

A character pas de deux on stage, in black and white.

A leap in full flight in a character dance, old stage photograph.

A dancer stretched on the stage floor, in black and white.

A young dancer in a black tutu, a print from another era.

Portrait from behind, a rose in the hair, an old framed print.

A dancer bowing on stage in a black dress, black and white.

A pas de deux on stage, yellow tutu and black and gold costume, period colour print.

Sepia print: a dancer supporting a ballerina arched back, two painted wheels on the backdrop.

At the barre, a teacher adjusts a young dancer's arm, in black and white.

After a performance: a group in costume around a dancer with flowers, black and white.

A teacher guides a young pupil's leg at the barre, period colour print.

In the studio: a teacher sets a pas de deux, black and white.

In the studio, a group of pupils in stage costume around their teacher.

Three young dancers in costume with their teacher, period colour print.

Flowers presented on stage after a performance, colour print.

The bow after a performance, flowers in hand, period colour print.

A print inscribed in gold ink: a young dancer in arabesque at the barre, a boy kneeling and holding her hands.

A young dancer in a red costume holding flowers, beside her partner.

Sepia print: three dancers posing in stage costume.

Perm Youth Ballet poster for two performances at Oxford Town Hall.

A young ballerina on stage in a tutu, black and white photograph.

An old portrait of a young man, his eyes lowered, in its frame.

A dancer in a character costume, a rapier in his hand, on a stage of the period.

Around a laid table, a family gathering photographed in black and white.

A group photograph: a large family gathering, colour print of the period.

Four small pupils in white tutus stand either side of their teacher on a stage.

A teacher points out a direction in the middle of a dance studio.

Pupils working on their stretches on mats, in a large bright studio.

The same studio seen the other way, the pupils on the floor and the teacher at the back.

A barre class, the pupils lined up along the mirror, the teacher among them.

At the barre, the pupils in dark leotards, the teacher passing behind them.

Three pupils in stage costume around their teacher, flowers in her arms.

The transmission today: a lesson for the youngest, at the barre.

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