"Absolutely spellbinding: ballerina Farrell's autobiography is
the story of someone doing exactly what she wanted in life, and
loving every minute of it. Through her work with George Balanchine,
it is also the story of one of the greatest artistic collaborations
in dance. . . . An uplifting, splendid memoir."--"Kirkus"
"An extraordinarily moving story."--"New York Times Book
Review"
"Farrell's story is not only that of a great dancer but of a
great star. . . . this book is important. The subject is great, the
views of Balanchine are real and unique."--"Washington Post Book
World"
Suzanne Farrell, world-renowned ballerina, was one of George
Balanchine's most celebrated muses and remains a legendary figure
in the ballet world. This memoir, first published in 1990 and
reissued with a new preface by the author, recounts Farrell's
transformation from a young girl in Ohio dreaming of greatness to
the realization of that dream on stages all over the world. Central
to this transformation was her relationship with George Balanchine,
who invited her to join the New York City Ballet in the fall of
1961 and was in turn inspired by her unique combination of musical,
physical, and dramatic gifts. He created masterpieces for her in
which the limits of ballet technique were expanded to a degree not
seen before. By the time she retired from the stage in 1989,
Farrell had achieved a career that is without precedent in the
history of ballet. One third of her repertory of more than 100
ballets were composed expressly for her by such notable
choreographers as Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Maurice Bejart.
Farrell recalls professional and personal attachments and their
attendant controversies with a down-to-earth frankness and common
sense that complements the glories and mysteries of her artistic
achievement.
Suzanne Farrell has staged Balanchine's ballets in New York,
Boston, Seattle, and Miami and for the Vienna Opera Ballet, the
Kirov, and the Bolshoi. She is the subject of an Academy Award
nominated documentary, "Suzanne Farrell--Elusive Muse." A professor
of dance at Florida State University in Tallahassee, she also
teaches a summer ballet course at the Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. In the fall of 2000, the
Suzanne Farrell Ballet was launched as an ongoing partnership with
the Kennedy Center.
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