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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(...)

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(...)

Date7/28/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 will be performed in Edinburgh as part of the Toronto Symphony's European tour next month. Kain is wheeled onstage in the box, which is then folded out into a bed.
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Preparing for Europe. National Ballet's Karen Kain and Peter Ottman last night performed A Soldier's Tale with the Toronto Symphony at Roy Thomson Hall. Work's included in European tour
Preparing for Europe. National Ballet's Karen Kain and Peter Ottman last night performed A Soldier's Tale with the Toronto Symphony at Roy Thomson Hall. Work's included in European tour
8/6/1986
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
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
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
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
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
Getting to know you Popular ballerina Karen Kain gets to know Hobo, star of TV's The Littlest Hobo, on steps of the National Ballet School on Maitland(...)
Getting to know you Popular ballerina Karen Kain gets to know Hobo, star of TV's The Littlest Hobo, on steps of the National Ballet School on Maitland(...)
9/2/1981
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
Another premiere: The National Ballet of Canada's most famous dancer, Karen Kain last night starred in the premiere of the Spanish-influenced The Seven Daggers, at O'Keefe Centre
Another premiere: The National Ballet of Canada's most famous dancer, Karen Kain last night starred in the premiere of the Spanish-influenced The Seven Daggers, at O'Keefe Centre
11/25/1981
All aboard: Karen Kain (wearing sunglasses) and fellow National Ballet of Canada dancers prepare to board a bus to visit the Niagara Peninsula
All aboard: Karen Kain (wearing sunglasses) and fellow National Ballet of Canada dancers prepare to board a bus to visit the Niagara Peninsula
10/24/1991
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
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