About this title: Suzanne Farrell, world-renowned ballerina, was one of George Balanchine's most celebrated muses and remains a legendary figure in the ballet world. This memoir, first published in 1990 and reissued with a new preface by the author, recounts Farrell's transformation from a young girl in Ohio dreaming of greatness to the realization of that dream on stages all over the world. One third of her repertory of more than 100 ballets were composed expressly for her by such notable choreographers as Balanchine, Jermome Robbins and Maurice Bejart. In her memoir, Farrell recalls career, professional and ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Summit Books
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780671682224ISBN:0671682229
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Description: Very Good. 0671682229 Great condition First Edition ~ 1st Printing Hard cover book with paper dust jacket cover! Clean pages, dust jacket great, light shelf wear rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Second Printing. 8vo., 322pp., quarter blue cloth over white paper covered boards. Illustrated with b&w photos. Corners bumped, rear board creased, else fine, without jacket. ISBN: 0671682229. read more
Description: Very Good. 0671682229 Great Condition First Edition ~ 1st Printing Hard Cover book with paper dust jacket cover! Clean pages, no writing in book, dust jacket great with no tears-mild rub wear to edges, dust jacket price states $19.95, This book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Summit Books
Date Published: 1990-08
ISBN-13:9780671682224ISBN:0671682229
Description: New in New jacket. New hardback book with a small tear on dust jacket. We ship 6 days a week, generally within 24 hours; single CDs and DVDs upgraded to 1st class! read more
Description: Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine (lightly edgeworn at top) dj. 322 pp. American ballerina's autobiography with "no holds barred", as she tells of childhood and particularly, her relationship with famed choreographer Geogre Balanchine. Several pages of b&w photos; indexed. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Summit Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780671682224ISBN:0671682229
Description: Very Good Plus in Very Good Price Intact jacket. 9 1/2 X 6 1/4. Jacket in a crystal-clear polyester protector. Pages are tight, bright and clean. Binding very firm and straight. Board edges and corners unworn. No apparent wear. Photo illustrated. read more
Edition: First Edition. First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Summit Books, NY
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780671682224ISBN:0671682229
Description: Fine in Near Fine (slight wear) jacket. 8vo. Clean tight copy, light rubbing to dj in protective mylar sleeve, 322 pp w/index, notes, Entr'acte, B&W photos, "...most glorious and most mysterious American ballerina of her generation, tells her story here for the first time-from her years of hard knocks and impossible dreams as a little girl in Cincinnati to the fulfillment of all those dreams on all the stages of the world. " Suzanne Farrell was the outstanding ballerina of the New York City ... read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780813025933ISBN:0813025931
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 322 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Very Good +++ Brand new inside/ Cover is VG with an indent in upper left hand corner and the slightest bend in lower right hand corner tip of of cover read more
"I knew the basic story of Suzanne Farrell and Balanchine, but after seeing "Diamonds" from his ballet Jewels, I became more curious. "Holding on the Air" is the enthralling autobiographical story about a girl from Cincinnati who becomes the great George Balanchine's singular muse at the New York City Ballet. Hearing it all from Suzanne's perspective, I got a much different feel for the story than just knowing the overview seen by the general public.
It was also fascinating to hear the story set against historical events. How many times have I learned/read about the Cuban Missile Crisis, without ever realizing that dancers from the NYC Ballet where there in Russia at the time, performing?
Between the relationships within the ballet company and her relationships outside of it, there is so much more to the story of Suzanne Farrell than I knew before. I highly recommend this book."
"This book is a must read for any ballerina in training and ballerinas in general. Wonderful autobiography. I usually don't care for them, but this is written so well. Suzanne Farrell is extraordinary. Her life was amazing. The way she describes dance, it is obvious it is a major part of her life."
"Suzanne Farrell's autobiography is absolutely beautiful, and it brought me to tears on several occasions. The way in which she describes dance is so poetic and is a demonstration of her passion and depth of understanding. I feel like I could forge a close friendship with someone like her-she is paradoxically realistic and measured and at the same time romantic and spiritual. I wish I could have seen her dance on stage rather than on video, but at least there is some legacy of her artistry. This book is also a meditation on her friendship with George Balanchine. Despite a substantial age difference, this was a relationship built upon empathy, respect, and love, which made it transcendent-we could all learn something from that kind of limitless generosity."
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