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Prima ballerina of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, 46-year-old Maya Plisetskaya dance dlead roles in Swan Lake (seen here) and Carmen at O'Keefe Centre last (...)
Prima ballerina of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, 46-year-old Maya Plisetskaya dance dlead roles in Swan Lake (seen here) and Carmen at O'Keefe Centre last (...)

Prima ballerina of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, 46-year-old Maya Plisetskaya dance dlead roles in Swan Lake (seen here) and Carmen at O'Keefe Centre last (...)

Date6/26/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Prima ballerina of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, 46-year-old Maya Plisetskaya dance dlead roles in Swan Lake (seen here) and Carmen at O'Keefe Centre last night and critic William Littler says her Carmen was an amazing performance.
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After the bolshoi opening of the ballet Quixote last night, Ekaterina Furtseva (left), Soviet minister of culture and wife of Russia's deputy minister of external affairs, talks with Canadian folk singer Sylvia Tyson (centre) and State Secretary Judy LaMarsh at a post-ballet reception
After the bolshoi opening of the ballet Quixote last night, Ekaterina Furtseva (left), Soviet minister of culture and wife of Russia's deputy minister of external affairs, talks with Canadian folk singer Sylvia Tyson (centre) and State Secretary Judy LaMarsh at a post-ballet reception
8/13/1967
Karen Kain and Frank Augustyn carry the principal roles in the National Ballet's production of Swan Lake at O'Keefe Centre. But Star dance critic Will(...)
Karen Kain and Frank Augustyn carry the principal roles in the National Ballet's production of Swan Lake at O'Keefe Centre. But Star dance critic Will(...)
2/22/1978
Getting in shape for opening of the National Ballet at O'Keefe Centre Wednesday night, prima ballerina Veronica Tennant dances with Jean-Pierre Bonnef(...)
Getting in shape for opening of the National Ballet at O'Keefe Centre Wednesday night, prima ballerina Veronica Tennant dances with Jean-Pierre Bonnef(...)
4/10/1972
The rich cultural heart of Russia - the Trudeaus with Soviet Premier Kosygin at the opulent Bolshoi ballet watching Swan Lake
The rich cultural heart of Russia - the Trudeaus with Soviet Premier Kosygin at the opulent Bolshoi ballet watching Swan Lake
5/28/1971
Karen Kain and Frank Augusytn, in principal Swan lake roles, last night showed conspicuous growth, says Star dance critic William Littler. Augustyn's (...)
Karen Kain and Frank Augusytn, in principal Swan lake roles, last night showed conspicuous growth, says Star dance critic William Littler. Augustyn's (...)
3/2/1977
Graceful moment: Italy's prima ballerina, Carla Fracci, rehearses withe Frank Augustyn for John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet, which opens at O'Keefe Centre Wednesday night
Graceful moment: Italy's prima ballerina, Carla Fracci, rehearses withe Frank Augustyn for John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet, which opens at O'Keefe Centre Wednesday night
4/18/1985
Prima ballerina goes to class, Dance students at North York's Claude Watson School for the Arts got some expert instruction last week from Vanessa Har(...)
Prima ballerina goes to class, Dance students at North York's Claude Watson School for the Arts got some expert instruction last week from Vanessa Har(...)
11/2/1988
Swan lake returns. Karen Kain and Serge Lavie star in the National Ballet's opening performance of the popular Swan Lake at the O'Keefe Centre last night
Swan lake returns. Karen Kain and Serge Lavie star in the National Ballet's opening performance of the popular Swan Lake at the O'Keefe Centre last night
11/6/1991
When it looked like prima ballerina Gizella Witkowsky would be passed over again, for the role of Tatiana in Onegin, she stood at the back of the thea(...)
When it looked like prima ballerina Gizella Witkowsky would be passed over again, for the role of Tatiana in Onegin, she stood at the back of the thea(...)
4/25/1988
A mixed up prince took over centre stage of National Ballet's production of Swan Lake at the O'Keefe Centre last night, says critic William Littler. K(...)
A mixed up prince took over centre stage of National Ballet's production of Swan Lake at the O'Keefe Centre last night, says critic William Littler. K(...)
4/26/1972
Dramatic version of Swan Lake was danced last night by Karen Kain and Frank Augustyn of National Ballet at O'Keefe Centre. Choreographer Erik Bruhn ha(...)
Dramatic version of Swan Lake was danced last night by Karen Kain and Frank Augustyn of National Ballet at O'Keefe Centre. Choreographer Erik Bruhn ha(...)
2/11/1976
Another star: Gizella Witkowsky and Gregory Osborne danced the lead roles in Swan Lake during the weekend and, says William Littler, yet another new Swan Queen has been found
Another star: Gizella Witkowsky and Gregory Osborne danced the lead roles in Swan Lake during the weekend and, says William Littler, yet another new Swan Queen has been found
2/22/1984