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Performer: Barbara Karinska

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MadridCompañía Nacional de Danza

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Teatro Real: Sala Principal, 2027 Jan 15, 16, 17, 18
Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Willems
George Balanchine; Jacopo Godani; William Forsythe; Compañía Nacional de Danza; Manuel Coves; Barbara Karinska
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New York CityThe Nutcracker – New York City Ballet

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Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, Nov 27, 2027 Jan 03
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; George Balanchine; New York City Ballet; Rouben Ter-Arutunian; Barbara Karinska; Jean Rosenthal; New York City Ballet Orchestra
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New York CityThe Nutcracker – New York City Ballet

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Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, Nov 27, 28 mat, eve, 29 mat, eve, Dec 02, 03, 04, 05 mat, eve, 06 mat, eve, 08, 09 mat, eve, 10, 11, 12 mat, eve, 13 mat, eve, 15, 16 mat, eve, 17, 18, 19 mat, eve, 20 mat, eve, 21, 22, 23 mat, eve, 24 mat, 26 mat, eve, 27 mat, eve, 28 mat, 29 mat, eve, 30 mat, eve, 31 mat, 2027 Jan 02 mat, eve
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; George Balanchine; New York City Ballet; Rouben Ter-Arutunian; Barbara Karinska; Jean Rosenthal; New York City Ballet Orchestra
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OsloJewels – Norwegian National Ballet

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Oslo Opera House, Main Stage, 2027 Jan 29, 30, Feb 03, 05, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20
Fauré, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky
George Balanchine; Norwegian National Ballet; Jean-Marc Puissant; Barbara Karinska; Jennifer Tipton; Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
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New York CityJewels – New York City Ballet

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Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, 2027 Feb 12, 13 mat, eve, 14 mat, eve
Fauré, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky
George Balanchine; New York City Ballet; Peter Harvey; Barbara Karinska; Mark Stanley; New York City Ballet Orchestra
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HamburgFast Forward

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Hamburgische Staatsoper: Main Hall, 2027 Feb 14, 20, 24, 26
Tchaikovsky, Various, Vivaldi, Wang
George Balanchine; Marcos Morau; Angelin Preljocaj; Xie Xin; Hamburg Ballet; Katharina Müllner; Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg; Barbara Karinska; Mark Stanley
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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
Carla Escoda, 18 Oct
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
Ivy Lin, 30 Sep
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
Carla Escoda, 22 Sep
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
Leigh Donlan, 22 May
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
Carla Escoda, 26 Feb
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
Mark Pullinger, 08 Feb
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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