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In her 20 years at the National, Kain (shown here in Etudes) has become the Wayne Gretzky of ballet
In her 20 years at the National, Kain (shown here in Etudes) has become the Wayne Gretzky of ballet

In her 20 years at the National, Kain (shown here in Etudes) has become the Wayne Gretzky of ballet

Date2/27/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: In her 20 years at the National, Kain (shown here in Etudes) has become the Wayne Gretzky of ballet
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0058726F
Kain's out. Ballerina Karen Kain has been taken ill and will be unable to appear as scheduled in Romeo and Juliet when the National Ballet opens spring season Thursday at O'Keefe Centre
Kain's out. Ballerina Karen Kain has been taken ill and will be unable to appear as scheduled in Romeo and Juliet when the National Ballet opens spring season Thursday at O'Keefe Centre
1/5/1977
Ballerina honored. Mississauga's Karen Kain, 22, a member of the National Ballet of Canada, has been given one of the town's lapel pins for outstandin(...)
Ballerina honored. Mississauga's Karen Kain, 22, a member of the National Ballet of Canada, has been given one of the town's lapel pins for outstandin(...)
11/27/1972
Dancers sign up with Soviets. Sign right here, folks! National Ballet of Canada principals Karen Kain and Frank Augustyn yesterday signed contracts to(...)
Dancers sign up with Soviets. Sign right here, folks! National Ballet of Canada principals Karen Kain and Frank Augustyn yesterday signed contracts to(...)
1/5/1977
In her first interview since returning from a gruelling international ballet competition in Moscow, the National Ballet's young star, Karen Kain, yest(...)
In her first interview since returning from a gruelling international ballet competition in Moscow, the National Ballet's young star, Karen Kain, yest(...)
7/19/1973
Karen Kain, a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada, is busy and interested renovating an old Cabbagetown house she and her sister moved(...)
Karen Kain, a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada, is busy and interested renovating an old Cabbagetown house she and her sister moved(...)
2/27/1976
Suiting up: Karen Kain is fitted for her costume for The National Ballet company's production of Don Quixote, which will take to the O'Keefe Centre stage next Wednesday
Suiting up: Karen Kain is fitted for her costume for The National Ballet company's production of Don Quixote, which will take to the O'Keefe Centre stage next Wednesday
11/2/1982
Karen Kain dances the role of the mother and Jeremy Ransom (holding her) is the son in the National Ballet of Canada's production of The Miraculous Mandarin
Karen Kain dances the role of the mother and Jeremy Ransom (holding her) is the son in the National Ballet of Canada's production of The Miraculous Mandarin
5/4/1993
Signature celebration. National Ballet principal dancer Karen Kain autographs a pair of her slippers held by Harry Rosen, honorary chairman of the 50t(...)
Signature celebration. National Ballet principal dancer Karen Kain autographs a pair of her slippers held by Harry Rosen, honorary chairman of the 50t(...)
8/15/1988
Kain in Christmas ballet. Karen Kain makes a welcome return in the role of Snow Queen or Sugar Plum Fairy in the National Ballet of Canada's productio(...)
Kain in Christmas ballet. Karen Kain makes a welcome return in the role of Snow Queen or Sugar Plum Fairy in the National Ballet of Canada's productio(...)
12/19/1989
New stars in the National Ballet company, Karen Kain and Frank Augustyn talk over the ballet's successful program at a party held by National Ballet G(...)
New stars in the National Ballet company, Karen Kain and Frank Augustyn talk over the ballet's successful program at a party held by National Ballet G(...)
11/4/1972
Ballerina boxed in. National Ballet principal dancer Karen Kain tries out a prop box or bed used in The Soldier's Tale, a ballet by Stravinsky that wi(...)
Ballerina boxed in. National Ballet principal dancer Karen Kain tries out a prop box or bed used in The Soldier's Tale, a ballet by Stravinsky that wi(...)
7/28/1986
On the ball for the ballet. National Ballet of Canada principal dancer Karen Kain gets a few tips from Glen Abbey golf pro Bob Lean yesterday, hitting(...)
On the ball for the ballet. National Ballet of Canada principal dancer Karen Kain gets a few tips from Glen Abbey golf pro Bob Lean yesterday, hitting(...)
8/12/1991