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humpbacked

[huhmp-bakt] / ˈhʌmpˌbækt /


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Similarly, the Mariinsky repertoire lists his productions of “Anna Karenina,” “Little Humpbacked Horse” and “Concerto DSCH,” but his name no longer appears as the creator of any of them.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2022

Mosley Humpbacked beasts of burden escape their human oppressors and undertake a fantastical journey in this animated tale.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2019

This week the Mariinsky Ballet of St. Petersburg, Russia, takes “The Little Humpbacked Horse,” his adorably high-spirited 2009 two-act creation, to the Kennedy Center.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2017

“The Little Humpbacked Horse,” written in verse by Pushkin’s contemporary Pyotr Yershov in 1834, is one of these.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2017

Yr Hen Chrwchwd, or The Old Humpbacked, a fiend in the shape of an old woman, is thought to be identical with this Gwrach y Rhibyn.

From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Owen, Elias




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