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Alexander Grant, new artistic director of the National Ballet, talks with Veronica Tennant during a rehearsal at the O'Keefe Centre. A New Zealander, (...)
Alexander Grant, new artistic director of the National Ballet, talks with Veronica Tennant during a rehearsal at the O'Keefe Centre. A New Zealander, (...)

Alexander Grant, new artistic director of the National Ballet, talks with Veronica Tennant during a rehearsal at the O'Keefe Centre. A New Zealander, (...)

Date9/11/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Alexander Grant, new artistic director of the National Ballet, talks with Veronica Tennant during a rehearsal at the O'Keefe Centre. A New Zealander, Grant danced with Britain's famous Royal Ballet for 30 years.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0051291F
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      2/22/1981
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      Barkley, Harold
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