Kleinhans Review Ballet Duo Makes Audience Gasp By THOMAS PUTNAM Courter Sxpress esi Reporter ‘There are two excellent ways ‘o bring George Balanchine to Boffalo and they are Suzanne Farrell and Peter Martins. ‘These top dancers in Balan chige’s New York Cily Ballet appeared—dancing two pas de eux by Balanchine—on the bal- let pons program by tie Bote falo Philharmonic, Friday night in Wleinhane Music Hall. "The remainder of the program Included performances by a company calling itself Stars of the American Ballet, which these dancers may become in time. ‘The real stars, however, were Farrell an Martins, and their dancing of a pas de deux from ‘-agan"* (musie by Stravinsky) nd “"Tehatkovsky Pas de Deux” dsonstrated tw o contrasting views. of Balanchine the. chore- osvanher — the one a solver of Knatty problems of close part- veering, the other more expan- sive deslener of space -eating movement. Miss Farrell ts a remarkable dvrcer, tut net aware dancer. Sho exhib'tg. clarity of move- ferent ith frm strength. In ‘“agoo"” she often is required to look wmelassical, but the cor- reeiness of. the movement is never dosted, such is the ex- ss of her position, the 85 of her accents, full “Azon" ballet has ‘been staged at Kleinhans before by the Dance Theater of Har- om; it was Arthur Mitehell, that company’s director, who danced inte fst pertormances dance, as nearly as anyone. ‘The’. FarrelMarlins | “Agon” pas dé detx began with the tion called “Prelude”. (with the strong thyttem in the tim- pan. It isa dance of retzel shapes wnbent fluidly. This is not a tyrleal dance: it has the fascination of puzzle designs. And 98 much as any heroie classical ballet, this “Agon”” aace makes an audience gasp. surprise and exelamatior One example of the “Agon” ‘exercise that Farrell is so skill ced at showed her on pointe, but seth her Jeg bent, then slowly ‘aightening the leg while raising her other leg and hold- ing her raised foot In her hagd. the Wolf” on the “Ballet for She makes It look ‘easy, and Kids” program this afternoon, the exercise becomes an in- vention of pure delight. The compeny danced a fine performance of - “Brandenburg. II" (using the Bach concerto with fine high trumpet: solos, violin, flute snd oboe), @ dance Dy three couples choreographed by Paul Mella, director of Stars of the American Ballet Farrell and Martine dance.a Bournoville pas de deux on to- night's final program; and the compariy will dance “Peter and