ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ˈʌltɹə vˈaɪəlɪt plˈeɪd ɐ pˈɑːɹt wɪð, ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚz, tˈeɪlɚ mˈiːd ɪnðə sɚɹiːəlˈɪstɪk plˈeɪ dɪzˈaɪɚ kˈɔːt baɪ ðə tˈeɪl baɪ pˈɑːbloʊ pɪkˈæsoʊ wɛn ɪt wʌz sˈɛt fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ɪn fɹˈæns æɾə fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn sˈeɪnttɹˈoʊpɛz.
In 1967, Ultra Violet played a part (with, among others, Taylor Mead) in the surrealistic play Desire Caught by the Tail by Pablo Picasso when it was set for the first time in France at a festival in Saint-Tropez.