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Performer: Barbara Karinska

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MadridCompañía Nacional de Danza

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Tschaikowsky, Ravel, Willems
George Balanchine; Jacopo Godani; William Forsythe; Compañía Nacional de Danza; Manuel Coves; Barbara Karinska

New York CityMasters at Work I – New York City Ballet

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Delibes, Hindemith, Chopin
George Balanchine; Jerome Robbins; New York City Ballet; Barbara Karinska; Ronald Bates; New York City Ballet Orchestra

New York CityAdrian Danchig-Waring Farewell – New York City Ballet

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Hindemith, Brahms, Strawinsky
George Balanchine; Lar Lubovitch; Pam Tanowitz; New York City Ballet; David Hays; Barbara Karinska; Mark Stanley; New York City Ballet Orchestra

New York CityThe Nutcracker – New York City Ballet

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Tschaikowsky: Der Nussknacker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; George Balanchine; New York City Ballet; Rouben Ter-Arutunian; Barbara Karinska; Jean Rosenthal; New York City Ballet Orchestra

New York CityThe Nutcracker – New York City Ballet

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Tschaikowsky: Der Nussknacker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; George Balanchine; New York City Ballet; Rouben Ter-Arutunian; Barbara Karinska; Jean Rosenthal; New York City Ballet Orchestra

OsloJewels – Norwegian National Ballet

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Fauré, Strawinsky, Tschaikowsky
George Balanchine; Norwegian National Ballet; Jean-Marc Puissant; Barbara Karinska; Jennifer Tipton; Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
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Viel Vergangenheit: Liebeslieder am Wiener Staatsballett

Von Brahms und Balanchine bis Górecki und Childs: das Wiener Staatsballet zeigt einen zeitlosen Abend.
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Jewels endures: New York City Ballet’s fall season opens

Adrian Danchig-Waring and Emilie Gerrity in George Balanchine’s Emeralds from Jewels © Erin Baiano
Despite its gaudy sets and stretches of ho-hum choreography, Balanchine’s Jewels remains a triumph for New York City Ballet. 
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At NYCB, Fairchild bids adieu in her final performances of Coppélia

Megan Fairchild as Swanilda and Robert La Fosse as Dr Coppélius in Balanchine’s Coppélia © Erin Baiano
Megan Fairchild pours her heart into her final performances of Coppélia at New York City Ballet.
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Understatement and spectacle at New York City Ballet

David Gabriel in Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering © Erin Baiano
Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering and George Balanchine's Diamonds make a study in contrasts. With lots of debuts in the former and seasoned leads in the latter. 
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Study in Scarlet: Rubies crown Balanchine’s Jewels in Vienna

Margarita Fernandes and António Casalinho in Rubies © Wiener Staatsballett | Ashley Taylor
With a trio of excellent performances, Balanchine's sassy Rubies proves the hit as Jewels – a relatively recent acquisition – returns to the Wiener Staatsballett. 
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Irresistible: Justin Peck’s The Wind-Up premieres at NYCB

Mira Nadon and Chun Wai Chan in Justin Peck's The Wind-Up © Erin Baiano
Never has Justin Peck seemed more compositionally assured, and paradoxically freer, than in his latest ballet, breaking the mold of past work that mostly celebrated the camaraderie of his generation. 
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