Series IV: Writing

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{"value"=>"1950-2009", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1950/2009"}
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{"value"=>"Series IV: Writing"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Series IV, spanning from 1950 to 2009, focuses on Suzanne Farrell's writings and reflections on her dance career and personal life. This series includes dance notations, scores, scripts, diaries, autobiographical material, speeches, and miscellaneous writings.</p> <p>The Dance Notations, Scores, and Scripts feature notations from New York City Ballet ballets such as <span class=\"title\">Agon</span>, <span class=\"title\">Chaconne</span>, <span class=\"title\">Slaughter on Tenth Ave</span>, <span class=\"title\">La Sonnambula</span>, <span class=\"title\">Scotch Symphony</span>, <span class=\"title\">Serenade</span>, <span class=\"title\">Sonate</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Variations</span>, as well as the Suzanne Farrell Ballet production of <span class=\"title\">Don Quixote</span>. The scores include <span class=\"title\">Divertimento</span>, <span class=\"title\">Movements for Piano and Orchestra</span>, <span class=\"title\">Pithoprakta</span>, <span class=\"title\">Apollo</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Danses Concertantes</span>. The scripts cover productions such as <span class=\"title\">Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil</span>, <span class=\"title\">Sir David Wears a Crown</span>, and <span class=\"title\">I Married an Angel</span>.</p> <p>The Diaries contains Farrell's personal reflections and anecdotes from her time at the School of American Ballet and her early years in New York. She refers to her diary affectionately as \"Diana,\" named after ballerina Diana Adams.</p> <p>The <span class=\"title\">Holding On to the Air: An Autobiography</span> files include a party invitation for a dinner honoring Farrell, correspondence related to the book, jacket mockups, and photo permissions. These permissions were secured through correspondence between the Maxine Groffsky Literary Agency and various photographers.</p> <p>The Speeches comprise writings for events, at which Farrell spoke, such as a benefit for the School of American Ballet honoring Gene Kelly, the Arthritis Foundation, a farewell for Lawrence Wilker of the Kennedy Center, the New York State Council on the Arts, Jacques D'Amboise's Kennedy Center Award, the American-Irish Historical Society, an event honoring W. McNeil Lowry at the Ford Foundation, and an acceptance speech for the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to George Balanchine.</p> <p>Miscellaneous writings feature a manuscript for <span class=\"title\">The Balanchine Couple</span> by Suzanne Farrell, an interview with Peter Martins and Leslie Stahl, and writings on Johann Strauss.</p>"}
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1950
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1950
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2009
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1950
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2009
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2.33 linear feet (6 boxes)

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  1. Dance Notations, Scores, and Scripts
  2. Diaries
  3. Holding On to the Air: An Autobiography
  4. Speeches
  5. Miscellaneous