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A look back at moments from Karen Kain’s career at The National Ballet of Canada as she shifts to the role of artistic director emeritus.

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Karen Kain and Frank Augustyn in La Bayadère on November 15, 1978.Jack Dobson/The Globe and Mail

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Karen Kain's final performance in Swan Lake on November 25, 1994.ROGER HALLETT/The Globe and Mail

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Karen Kain, centre in The National Ballet of Canada's production of Cruel World in 1996.Cylla von Tiedemann

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Karen Kain in rehearsals, May 2, 1993.Edward Regan/The Globe and Mail

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Karen Kain and Robert Conn in The Taming of the Shrew on November 3, 1993.Randy Velocci/The Globe and Mail

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Karen Kain in rehearsal on February 21, 1994.EDWARD REGAN/The Globe and Mail

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Karen Kain and Serge Lavoie in Coppelia.Jeff Wasserman/The Globe and Mail

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Karen Kain in Don Quixote on February 17, 1988.Jeff Wasserman/The Globe and Mail

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Frank Augustyn and Karen Kain in Afternoon of the Fawn on November 25, 1977.TIBOR KOLLEY/The Globe and Mail

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Karen Kain on February 12 2013.Fred Lum

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