THE glittering world of ballet hides a nightmare behind its curtains – a world of control, cruelty, and corruption. An ...

The Russian National Ballet Theatre, founded in Moscow during the transitional period of Perestroika in the late 1980s, performs Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Napa Valley Opera House. At a time when many ...

Culture and compassion will take centre stage on January 24 at 6pm, as the prestigious School of Russian Ballet brings the ...

Since she was 10 years old, Irina Vassileni-Uralsky knew she wanted to be a professional ballet dancer. “I knew, I always knew,” she said, shaking her head with a knowing smile. She holds out a ...

Sergeant Oleksandr Dushakov, a ballet dancer, is fighting against the Russian invasion. He says training and his feel for the forest are helping him survive. He says his experience as a dancer has ...

Artistic director of Bolshoi Ballet from 1964-1995 Ballet maestro remembered as 'legendary figure' Famed for male roles in ballets such as Spartacus Resigned in 1995 as Bolshoi struggled after Soviet ...

Russian-American ballet dancer Ksenia Karelina, who had been sentenced in Russia to 12 years on treason charges, has been ...

(Reuters) -Russian ballet maestro Yuri Grigorovich, considered one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century, has died at the age of 98, the Bolshoi Theatre said on Monday. Grigorovich, ...