Karinska
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Karinska was a renowned 20th-century costume designer best known for her influential work in ballet and theater, particularly with the New York City Ballet.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
ⓘ
costume designer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Barbara Karinska
ⓘ
Varvara Andreevna Zmuidzinas ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Costume Design ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1886-10-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-10-18 ⓘ |
| employer | New York City Ballet ⓘ |
| familyName | Karinska self-link ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ballet costume design
ⓘ
costume design ⓘ theatrical costume design ⓘ |
| fullName | Barbara Karinska ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
ⓘ
theater ⓘ |
| givenName | Barbara ⓘ |
| influenced |
ballet costume design in the United States
ⓘ
stage costume construction techniques ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaboration with George Balanchine at New York City Ballet
ⓘ
redefining the classical ballet tutu ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century ballet ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with George Balanchine
ⓘ
innovative ballet costumes ⓘ work with New York City Ballet ⓘ |
| notableWork |
costumes for George Balanchine ballets
ⓘ
costumes for New York City Ballet repertory ⓘ |
| occupation |
ballet costume designer
ⓘ
costume designer ⓘ theatrical costume designer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kharkiv ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| style | innovative use of layers and movement in tutus ⓘ |
| workedWith |
George Balanchine
ⓘ
Metropolitan Opera ⓘ New York City Ballet ⓘ |
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