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Holding on to the Air
Suzanne Farrell
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Description for Holding on to the Air
Paperback. Suzanne Farrell, world-renowned ballerina, was one of George Balanchine's most celebrated muses and remains a legendary figure in the ballet world. In this memoir, she recalls career, professional and personal attachments, and their attendant controversies with a frankness and common sense. Num Pages: 336 pages, 38 b&w photographs, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASDL; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
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. One third of her repertory of more than 100 ballets were composed expressly for her by such notable choreographers as Balanchine, Jermome Robbins and Maurice Bejart. In her memoir, Farrell recalls career, professional and personal attachments, and their attendant controversies ... Read more
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. One third of her repertory of more than 100 ballets were composed expressly for her by such notable choreographers as Balanchine, Jermome Robbins and Maurice Bejart. In her memoir, Farrell recalls career, professional and personal attachments, and their attendant controversies ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813025933
SKU
V9780813025933
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About Suzanne Farrell
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. 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.
Reviews for Holding on to the Air
Absolutely spellbinding: Ballerina Farrell's autobiography is also the story of one of the greatest artistic collaborations in dance....An uplifting, splendid memoir. - Kirkus Reviews ""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 ... Read more