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- ↑ "Charlotte Salomon: Der Tod und die Malerin · Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen". musiktheater-im-revier.de. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ↑ Ulrich, Allan (12 April 2015). "Yuri Possokhov's 'Swimmer' adds a jolt to S.F. Ballet season". SFGate. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ↑ Mackrell, Judith (2 May 2015). "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? Not the Royal Ballet". The Guardian.
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