1991 – Galina Samsova becomes director of Scottish Ballet

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Galina Samsova was artistic director of Scottish Ballet from 1991 until 1997. There, she collaborated with choreographer Oleg Vinogradov of the Kirov Ballet, mounted new productions of Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty, and staged works by George Balanchine, Robert Cohan and Mark Baldwin.

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