Suzanne Farrell, 1989 Watercolor/Paper 20 x 16
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Suzanne Farrell was born in Cincinnati in 1945. She joined the New York City Ballet in 1961. She left
the New York City Ballet in 1970 and danced for four years with the Ballet du XXe Siecle in
Brussels, Belgium. In 1975 she rejoined the New York City Ballet and began another period of
creative activity with Balanchine. Her technical virtuosity, spontaneity and exceptional musical
sensitivity made her the perfect Balanchine ballerina.