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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 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

New York CityJewels – New York City Ballet

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Fauré, Strawinsky, Tschaikowsky
George Balanchine; New York City Ballet; Peter Harvey; Barbara Karinska; Mark Stanley; New York City Ballet Orchestra

HamburgFast Forward

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Tschaikowsky, Verschiedene, Vivaldi, Wang
George Balanchine; Marcos Morau; Angelin Preljocaj; Xie Xin; Hamburg Ballett; Katharina Müllner; Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg; Barbara Karinska; Mark Stanley
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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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Adrian Danchig-Waring bids farewell to NYCB on his own terms

Adrian Danchig-Waring with Indiana Woodward, Unity Phelan and Mira Nadon in Once with you © Erin Baiano
A stirring but not overly sentimental program curated by Adrian Danchig-Waring for his farewell performance included a striking new work by Pam Tanowitz, two towering Balanchine works and a Lar Lubovitch duet. 
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NYCB: retiring dancers make us ask why they’re retiring!

Dominika Afanasenkov and Victor Abreu in George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments © Erin Baiano
NYCB delivers first rate performances of three contrasting masterpieces from George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins in Masters at Work I.
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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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