Karsavina
Americannoun
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But before several dances on Friday night’s program, a screen at the front of the stage showed black-and-white photographs of legendary Mariinsky names: Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Enrico Cecchetti and Tamara Karsavina.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2016
Fokine had created “Le Spectre” for Karsavina and Nijinsky, and Ms. Poulsen learned this last role from Karsavina.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2016
Tamara Karsavina, Diaghilev’s Giselle and a famously intelligent ballerina, once said, “Leave the stage before the stage leaves you.”
From New York Times ● May 28, 2015
The following evening, in the more elegant climate of Swan Lake, they were equally convincing, and had critics groping for comparisons with such a legendary dancing pair as Nijinsky and Karsavina.
From Time Magazine Archive
"You ought to ask Sina Karsavina," said Lialia, looking wistfully at her brother.
From Sanine by Pinkerton, Percy
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