Maurice Bejart - Romeo et Juliette
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Maurice Bejart - Romeo et Juliette. Music by Hector Berlioz. Jorge Donn, Suzanne Farrell.
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Suzanne Farrell on Sesame Street - Taking Little and Big Steps
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- Published: 04 Mar 2009
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Want to do a ballet dance with her?
Sesame Street News Flash: Suzanne Farrell's body
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- Published: 15 Jul 2008
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Suzanne's also going to drink a glass of milk right before your very eyes!
Romeo & Juliet: Pas de Deux
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Pas de Deux featuring Suzanne Farrell. Original music by Richard White www.whitcopress.com whitcopress@cox.net
Dancing for Mr B - Six Balanchine Ballerinas
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- Published: 16 Jun 2008
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Available on DVD from www.digitalclassicsdvd.co.uk and all major retailers. Dancing for Mr B - Six Balanchine Ballerinas. Maria Tallchief, Mary Ellen Moylan, Melissa Hayden, Allegra Kent, Merrill Ashley and Darci Kistler discuss their time spent dancing for George Balanchine. Even after the death of the great choreographer and ballet master George Balanchine, the legacy of his beautiful ballets and teh striving for perfection he instilled in his dancers lives on. This documentary celebrates six of Balanchine's ballerinas: Mary Ellen Moylan, Maria Tallchief, Melissa Hayden, Allegra Kent, Merrill Ashley and Darci Kistler, and shows them keeping alive the ballets and the inspiration they learned from him. For all of them, Balanchine was the single most powerful influence in their lives. These ballerinas, along with Suzanne Farrell, Tanaquil le Clerq and Diana Adams, are seen in a feast of excerpts of Balanchine ballets including: Concerto Barocco, Serenade, Symphony in C, Firebird, Stars and Stripes, ballo Della Regina, Chaconne, Agon, Four Temperaments, Apollo and Scotch Symphony
Sesame Street News Flash: Suzanne Farrell's grand battements
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- Published: 08 Mar 2008
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Kermit and Grover counts them.
Sesame Street - The Count counts Suzanne Farrell's turns
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Posted by request. I forgot who requested it, but here you go!
At the Ballet {Dancing With My Dreams} Autobiographical video project
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Autobiographical video project for Theatre Class. No infringement intended. Only photographs are owned by me. Music: At the Ballet - A Chorus Line Ascension - Moulin Rouge! Clips from: Anna Pavlova- Borriss7 www.youtube.com nickwallacesmith www.youtube.com Alicia Markova- nickwallacesmith www.youtube.com Margot Fonteyn- ballettheatre www.youtube.com lochness11 www.youtube.com Maria Tallchief- victorkievUA www.youtube.com recon077 www.youtube.com Martha Graham, Night Journey- TamandaChanell www.youtube.com George Balanchine- SFBallet www.youtube.com SFBallet www.youtube.com Center Stage- shanooblet www.youtube.com Suzanne Farrell- fsvin www.youtube.com 759142 www.youtube.com
Onshore-Offshore Breakout - Susan Farrell
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Onshore-Offshore Breakout Susan Farrell Senior Director of Upstream and Gas PFC Energy (WASHINGTON ENERGY SUMMIT 2010 Securing the World's Energy Needs with a Mix of Traditional and Alternative Fuels) www.washingtonenergysummit.com
Patricia Neary: Balanchine Ballerina Part 1
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- Published: 10 Mar 2011
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In 1960, Patricia Neary was hand-picked by George Balanchine to be a dancer in New York City Ballet. During the course of her career Mr.B created two roles just for her: Rubies and Variations, and she would perform almost every ballerina role in the Balanchine repetoire. For the first time, Ms. Neary sits down on-camera to talk about her time with Mr. Balanchine. Interview by Lewis Segal.
Never Stand Still - Extended Trailer
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Directed by Ron Honsa, Narrated by Bill T. Jones Never Stand Still is a stirring new documentary about dance, dancers and Jacob's Pillow, America's longest running dance festival. Narrated by Tony Award-winner and Kennedy Center honoree Bill T. Jones, the film takes us close in to the art of dance through the stories, performances, and personalities of the world's most exciting dancemakers and performers. Filmed on location at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Never Stand Still immerses audiences in candid conversations with choreographers and dancers, thrilling performance footage, backstage access, and rare archival footage. Performances by internationally renowned dance companies including the Mark Morris Dance Group, Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys of Dance, Chunky Move, Stockholm 59° North, Shantala Shivalingappa, the Royal Danish Ballet, Mimulus Dance Company of Brazil, Zaccho Dance Theatre, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, and the Paul Taylor Dance Company propel the story with rare onstage and backstage views. Intimate and entertaining interviews with artists provide insight and inspiration, including the Pillow's visionary founder, Ted Shawn, as well as Paul Taylor, Mark Morris, Suzanne Farrell, Judith Jamison, Frederic Franklin, Bill Irwin, Rasta Thomas, Shantala Shivalingappa, Jomar Mesquita and Nikolaj Hübbe, and one of the last filmed interviews with dance legend Merce Cunningham. West Coast Premiere -- June 19-- Dance Camera West www.dancecamerawest.org
Never Stand Still Trailer
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Directed by Ron Honsa, Narrated by Bill T. Jones Never Stand Still is a stirring new documentary about dance, dancers and Jacob's Pillow, America's longest running dance festival. Narrated by Tony Award-winner and Kennedy Center honoree Bill T. Jones, the film takes us close in to the art of dance through the stories, performances, and personalities of the world's most exciting dancemakers and performers. Filmed on location at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Never Stand Still immerses audiences in candid conversations with choreographers and dancers, thrilling performance footage, backstage access, and rare archival footage. Performances by internationally renowned dance companies including the Mark Morris Dance Group, Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys of Dance, Chunky Move, Stockholm 59° North, Shantala Shivalingappa, the Royal Danish Ballet, Mimulus Dance Company of Brazil, Zaccho Dance Theatre, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, and the Paul Taylor Dance Company propel the story with rare onstage and backstage views. Intimate and entertaining interviews with artists provide insight and inspiration, including the Pillow's visionary founder, Ted Shawn, as well as Paul Taylor, Mark Morris, Suzanne Farrell, Judith Jamison, Frederic Franklin, Bill Irwin, Rasta Thomas, Shantala Shivalingappa, Jomar Mesquita and Nikolaj Hübbe, and one of the last filmed interviews with dance legend Merce Cunningham. West Coast Premiere -- June 19-- Dance Camera West www.dancecamerawest.org
La Sylphide
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Natalia Magnicaballi in Bournonville's La Sylphide Natalia Magnicaballi, Principal Dancer with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet and Ballet Arizona. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Natalia is a graduate of the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires. She became a principal dancer at the age of 19 with Julio Boccas Ballet Argentino and has been a principal dancer with The Suzanne Farrell Ballet since 1999 and with Ballet Arizona since 2002. In Europe she joined the 2000/2001 season of Italian company Aterballetto. Her repertoire includes the lead roles in Swan Lake, Coppelia, The Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet, Raymonda, Carmen, Paquita, La Sylphide and Giselle; the leads in Balanchines Tzigane, Don Quixote, Duo Concertant, La Sonnambula, Divertimento No 15, Apollo, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Agon, Rubies and Diamonds from Jewels, Allegro Brillante, Serenade, Bugaku, Ballade, Meditation, Four Temperaments, Who Cares?, Liebeslieder Walzer, Episodes and Robbins Afternoon of a Faun. Natalia has premiered works by Jiri Kylian, Mauro Bigonzetti, Roland Petit, Dwight Roden, Oscar Araiz, Mauricio Wainrot and Ib Andersen. She toured and performed in the main houses and arena theatres around five continents, including the Paris Opera Garnier and the Mariinsky Theatre. Natalia has been feature as one of Dance Magazines 25 to watch and named the Best Dancer in Arizona by The Arizona Republic.
Reflections on the Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem: Classically American A panel featuring Karen Brown, Suzanne Farrell, Kellye Saunders, Frederic Franklin, Alastair Macaulay - moderator reflects on uniqueness of the Dance Theatre of Harlem "Technique" and Arthur Mitchell New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 3.12.09 in conjunction with the exhibit 40 Years of Firsts: Dance Theatre of Harlem on display through May 9, 2009
Arietta
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Choreography by Marcus Galante from the full ballet Fiddle Faddle. Costumes by Oswaldo Muniz, performed by Violeta Angelova and Momchil Mladenov who appear courtesy of the Suzanne Farrel Ballet company in Washington DC.
Jerome Robbins - Something to Dance About - PBS American Masters Production
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- Published: 24 Sep 2009
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Give me something to dance about and Ill dance it. -Jerome Robbins to Irving Berlin In a life that inspired controversy, no one disputes the place that Jerome Robbins holds as the preeminent director/choreographer of American musical theatre. He transformed Broadway with shows like West Side Story, Gypsy and Fiddler on the Roof and he forged a career in ballet, first at American Ballet Theatre, then at New York City Ballet. This two-hour film, produced and directed by Judy Kinberg and written by best-selling Robbins' biographer Amanda Vaill, features excerpts from Robbins' work, never-before-seen rehearsal footage, and interviews with many of his colleagues from ballet and Broadway, including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Suzanne Farrell, Jacques d'Amboise, Arthur Laurents, Chita Rivera, and Stephen Sondheim. "Straddling the worlds of ballet (Fancy Free, I'm Old Fashioned) and Broadway(West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof), Robbins invested both with the lithe power of his lines and an elegant bravado. Judy Kinberg's sturdy documentary pins down the man and his magic." - Time Magazine, April 3 2009 Please visit www.kultur.com for more information on this program
Suzanne Farrell on Sesame Street - Taking Little and Big Steps
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With intro from Brian Muhel.
Saturday in the Washington DC - Pool Party
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Pool party Exploring ballet with Suzanne Farrell ...
Post-RNC Protest at Chris Coleman Fundraiser
On September 12, 2008, a large fundraiser for St. Paul, Minnesota, mayor Chris Coleman was held at the home of Wellstone Action Executive Director Jeff Blodgett and his wife Emily in St. Anthony Park. This fundraiser was co-hosted by the "who's who" of the Twin Cities Minnesota DFL and featured live music, hors d'oeuvres, and beverages in the backyard garden. Concerned citizens -- many of whom had voted for Coleman and who had received invitations to this party -- turned out to ask questions of the mayor regarding his shockingly cavalier attitude toward the abusive treatment of demonstrators by police during the Republican National Convention (RNC) the previous week. Before and during the RNC, hundreds of protesters were arrested -- many violently -- including dozens of journalists. Private homes and a convergence center set up by people planning to demonstrate against the policies of the Bush Administration and the Republican Party were raided the day before Labor Day, and many organizers were detained for the duration of the RNC on sketchy charges. Eight protestors, the RNC 8, are facing terrorism charges. These events are well-documented in the film "Terrorizing Dissent" www.terrorizingdissent.org . Instead of standing up for the rights of the people they were elected to represent, both Mayor Coleman and Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak have refused to question the extreme actions of the police. Mayor Coleman briefly walked up the driveway to meet with protesters when it <b>...</b>
Ryan´s birthday celebration ...
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Students with Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell celebrate Ryans Birthday.
Patricia Neary: Balanchine Ballerina Part 2
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In 1960, Patricia Neary was hand-picked by George Balanchine to be a dancer in New York City Ballet. After a truly exceptional career as one of Balanchine's muses, Pat embarked on a new chapter in her life ;as
Dancing for Mr. B - Six Balanchine Ballerinas
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- Duration: 1:35
- Published: 23 May 2009
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Even after the death of the great choreographer and ballet master George Balanchine, the legacy of his beautiful ballets and the striving for perfection, which he instilled in his dancers lives on. This documentary celebrates six of Balanchines ballerinas, Mary Ellen Moylan, Maria Tallchief, Melissa Hayden, Allegra Kent, Merrill Ashley and Darci Kistler, and shows them keeping alive the ballets and the inspiration they learned from him. For all of them Balanchine was the single most powerful influence in their lives. Please visit www.kultur.com for more information on this program
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President George W. Bush congratulates Tina Turner during a reception for the Kennedy Center Honors in the East Room of the White House Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005. From left, the honorees are singer Tony Bennett, dancer Suzanne Farrell, actress Julie Harris, a
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It has been far too long (six years, to be exact) since the Suzanne Farrell Ballet graced Northern California stages, but the company, resident at the Kennedy Center in Washington, made handsome amends last weekend, offering two revelatory programs at Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall. Images View Larger...
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Stars and Stripes Pas de Deux (photo by Carol Pratt) Last Saturday evening at the Kennedy Center, Suzanne Farrell Ballet treated all who were able to brave that very long line a sneak peak at their upcoming cross-country tour. Although the company did an adequate job, it was the choreography...
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The highly acclaimed Suzanne Farrell Ballet will be presenting two free concerts this weekend at the Kennedy Center. Best known for their dedication and mastery of George Balanchine’s works, the company is preparing for a...
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There is a little-known and ironic connection between revered American ballerina Suzanne Farrell and the National Ballet of Canada. Farrell made her illustrious name by being the quintessential muse for legendary choreographer George Balanchine at New York City Ballet. Yet a few months before she...
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The singer Tony Bennett, the choreographer Suzanne Farrell, the actress Julie Harris, the filmmaker Robert Redford and the pop star Tina Turner have been named to receive this year's Kennedy Center Honors in the performing arts. The honors, in their 28th year, have evolved into a weekend celebration...
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"I'm thought of as a cool unemotional dancer but inside I'm most certainly not. As soon as I hear music something in me starts to vibrate."
"When you get on a stage you can do anything."
"When I first met Peter [Martins], I said to Mr. B, 'Well, at least he's tall.' I did not even think about how handsome he was. And he was very handsome."
"In my youth I have always been drawn to dance. It made me feel sexy and have confidence."
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Suzanne Farrell (born August 16, 1945) is an eminent 20th century ballerina and the founder of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
She was born as Roberta Sue Ficker in Cincinnati, and received her early training at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. In 1961, she was selected to study at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet with a Ford Foundation scholarship; she started there in 1960, and joined the New York City Ballet (NYCB) in 1961.
Career
Early career at NYCB
Initially part of the corps de ballet at NYCB, Farrell soon moved on to dancing featured roles. The first roles created especially for her came in 1963, and in 1965 she was promoted to principal dancer. George Balanchine quickly fell in love with his "alabaster princess", and created many roles for her. In 1965 he created Don Quixote, thought to be a valentine to his newest "muse." In 1968 he cast her as the lead in the "Diamonds" section of his three-act plotless ballet "Jewels".Balanchine was married to the polio-stricken former ballerina Tanaquil LeClerq, however, and Farrell was a Catholic. Though Balanchine divorced LeClerq to pursue Farrell, she instead married fellow dancer Paul Mejia.
When she married Mejia, another dancer in the company, in 1969, her bond with Balanchine suffered, and they left the New York City Ballet in 1970. After a spell in Europe, where Farrell danced for Maurice Bejart's Ballet of the 20th Century, she eventually returned to Balanchine and the New York City Ballet in 1975, where her partnership with Balanchine lasted until his death in April 1983; his last works were solos for Farrell.
Career as a dance teacher
She had an unusually long performing career for a ballerina. 28 years of an occupation which takes a tremendous physical toll on the body began to come to an end in 1983. She started to develop arthritis in her right hip and despite two years of varied treatments, by 1985 (at the age of 40), her career on stage was almost over. She struggled for several years, but retired from performing in 1989.She then moved on to passing on the ballets of Balanchine to the next generation of ballet dancers, working with famed companies around the world, such as those in Berlin and Vienna, as well as the Paris Opera Ballet, Kirov Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet. In 1993, the New York City Ballet dismissed her from her teaching position with the company.
Career at the Kennedy Center
In 2000 Suzanne Farrell started her own company, the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, now a full-fledged company produced by the Kennedy Center.Farrell's engagement with the Kennedy Center began in 1993 and 1994, when the Center offered two series of ballet master classes for students with Farrell. This series provided intermediate-to-advanced level ballet students, ages 13 to 17, an opportunity to study with one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century. Due to the uniqueness of Farrell's place in the ballet world and the quality of her teaching, the Kennedy Center expanded the program to a national level in 1995 in order to fulfill the Center's mission to enhance the arts education of America's young people. This three weeks long yearly initiative of intense study grew into a full-fledged program, Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell.
In the fall of 1999, Farrell received critical acclaim for the successful Kennedy Center engagement and East Coast tour of Suzanne Farrell Stages the Masters of 20th Century Ballet. Following the Kennedy Center's debut, the newly named Suzanne Farrell Ballet, a group of professional dancers hand selected by Farrell, has since performed at the Kennedy Center during engagements in 2001 and 2002, been on an extensive East Coast tour, and returned to the Kennedy Center as part of the 2003-2004 Ballet Season following a 7-week national tour. Suzanne Farrell was selected as one of the five recipients of the 2005 Kennedy Center Honors, one of the highest honors for lifetime artistic achievement.
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Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell is an initiative of the Kennedy Center Education Department and is made possible in part by the U.S. Department of Education and the Kennedy Center Corporate Fund. Additional support is provided by the Margaret Abell Powell Fund. Suzanne Farrell was prominently featured in Balanchine (2004) a documentary about the life of George Balanchine.
Awards
and Laura Bush pose with the Kennedy Center honorees, from left to right, actress Julie Harris, actor Robert Redford, singer Tina Turner, ballet dancer Suzanne Farrell and singer Tony Bennett on December 4, 2005, during the reception in the Blue Room at the White House.]] Farrell has received honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University, among others. She has also been a tenured professor of dance at Florida State University since 2000, and in 2003 she received the National Medal of Arts.She was celebrated in 2005 at the Kennedy Center Honors as one of the most influential ballerinas of the 20th century, among such talents as Tina Turner and Robert Redford. She also was the 2005 recipient of the Capezio Dance Award. Farrell was inducted into the National Museum of Dance C.V. Whitney Hall of Fame in 2009.
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