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The Suzanne Farrell Ballet

Suzanne Farrell was George Balanchine's most celebrated muse and remains a legendary figure in the ballet world today. Now, through the Kennedy Center's own ballet company, this great artist continues to share her intimate understanding of Balanchine's vanguard body of work. Two programs will showcase many special projects unique to the company and to Farrell's singular insight. This is dance at its most sublime, displaying "energy, scale, detailed nuance, and musical sophistication seldom found anywhere" (The New York Times).

Program A (Oct 24): The Balanchine Couple featuring pas de deux from nine Balanchine ballets, with onstage narration by artistic director Suzanne Farrell. Pas de deux include those from Apollo, La Sonnambula, La Valse, Agon, Meditation, Chaconne, and Stars and Stripes, "The Unanswered Question" from Ivesiana, and Pas de Mauresque from Don Quixote.
Program B (Oct 25): Balanchine/Divertimento No. 15 (Pas d' Action); Agon; "Contrapuntal Blues pas de deux" from Clarinade; "Scene d'amour" from Béjart's Romeo and Juliet

Patron Sponsor Joan Lyke Roebuck

Education/Community Events
Osher Life Long Learning Institute (OLLI)
OLLI Dance Series
Hosted by Kathryn Roszak
4:15 pm Thursdays, University Hall OLLI@Berkeley offers two courses associated with Cal Performances events. Enrollment in a course ensures one discounted ticket per performance. For schedules and enrollment, visit www.olli.berkeley.edu or call 510.642.9934.

Program Notes
Program notes are available online. [PDF]

Press
Read previews of the program coming to Zellerbach Hall on the Star-Ledger (New Jersey) and AnnArbor.com.
Read the Santa Barbara Independent interview with Suzanne Farrell.

Donor Event
In Conversation with Suzanne Farrell
Fri, Oct 23
Private home
(Donors of $2,500+ by invitation only)
Dance luminary, muse, and now company director Suzanne Farrell will join us for an intimate conversation. We'll delve into the years she spent as George Balanchine's muse, how she came to lead the Kennedy Center's own ballet company, and why she works so tirelessly to preserve Balanchine's body of work. We are excited to offer this rare talk with this imitable artist who remains a legendary figure in the ballet world today.