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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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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Karinska familyName Karinska self-link