The New York City Ballet tweeted Wednesday that Farrell is coaching dancers in the expansive pas de deux from “Diamonds,” the grand finale of … Dismiss Visit These experiences were finally crowned when Suzanne Farrell, herself, coached me and Scarsdale Ballet Studio co-founder, Christian Claessens, in the pas de deux of Diamonds for our international guest appearances. Suzanne Farrell rehearses Sara Mearns in George Balanchine's "Diamonds."
Rosalie O'Connor, Courtesy NYCB. In a large practice studio inside Lincoln Center's Koch Theater, Suzanne Farrell watches quietly as New York City Ballet principals Sara Mearns and Russell Janzen work through a series of supported poses. Suzanne Farrell (born August 16, 1945) is an American ballerina and the founder of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. . Rosalie O'Connor, Courtesy NYCB. Balanchine choreographed Diamonds, the third section of George Balanchine's three-part masterpiece Jewels, to Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. With its symphonic Tschaikovsky score, Diamonds venerates the regality of Balanchine's native Russia for an elegant and romantic experience. 29.Tschaikovsky composed this work in 1875, just before starting to write Swan Lake. In 1960, she received a scholarship to the renowned School of American Ballet.Her first leading roles in ballets came in the early 1960s. Nov 22, 2015 - Suzanne Farrell "Diamonds" de "Jewels" Balanchine. Please practice hand-washing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Farrell began her ballet training at the age of eight.


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Suzanne Farrell works with Sara Mearns during a rehearsal of George Balanchine's "Diamonds." Stay safe and healthy. Nov 22, 2015 - Suzanne Farrell "Diamonds" de "Jewels" Balanchine.