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Article: SUZANNE FARRELL; Balanchine's famous muse now guides dance into future.(SHOW)(2005 KENNEDY CENTER HONORS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 2, 2005
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Byline: Jean Battey Lewis, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
During the 25-year-arc of her life onstage, ballerina Suzanne Farrell was often described as George Balanchine's muse. With her bold dancing and profound musicality inspiring some of the greatest works of Mr. Balanchine's later years, she was at the very epicenter of a golden age in dance.
Her rise as a dancer was meteoric. When she was just 17, she was thrust into the premiere of a difficult Igor Stravinsky ballet, substituting for an ailing dancer. Mr. Balanchine famously introduced her to Mr. Stravinsky saying, "This is Suzanne Farrell, just been born."
That same year, 1963, the ...