Suzanne Farrell

Suzanne Farrell is an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and teacher celebrated for her performances in George Balanchine’s works with New York City Ballet.

George Balanchine: George Balanchine was a Russian-born choreographer who helped establish neoclassical ballet in the United States. He created many defining roles for Farrell and became her central artistic collaborator.
Diamonds (ballet): Diamonds is the final section of George Balanchine’s triptych ballet Jewels, set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Farrell was a celebrated interpreter of its classical grandeur.
Suzanne Farrell Ballet: Suzanne Farrell Ballet was a touring company founded by Farrell in 2000 to perform George Balanchine’s repertory. It gave Farrell a platform to stage and transmit ballets she had performed.
Marius Petipa: Marius Petipa was a French ballet dancer and choreographer who shaped classical ballet in imperial Russia. His nineteenth-century classical tradition provides a historical contrast to Balanchine’s modernist ballet.
New York City Ballet: New York City Ballet is an American company founded in 1948 by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine. Farrell joined the company in 1961 and became one of its signature dancers.
Chaconne (ballet): Chaconne is a ballet by George Balanchine set to music by Christoph Willibald Gluck. Balanchine created a prominent role for Farrell in this lyrical work.
Kennedy Center: The Kennedy Center is a performing arts complex in Washington, D.C., opened in 1971. Farrell led its ballet company, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, from its founding until 2017.
Martha Graham: Martha Graham was an American modern dancer and choreographer who developed a distinctive movement technique. Her modern dance tradition contrasted with the ballet world in which Farrell made her career.
Lincoln Kirstein: Lincoln Kirstein was an American arts patron and writer who co-founded New York City Ballet with George Balanchine. His institution-building created the company where Farrell developed her career.
Meditation (ballet): Meditation is a ballet by George Balanchine set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The work exemplifies the expressive, musical roles associated with Farrell.

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