MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Bolshoi Theatre said on Friday it would hold the postponed premiere of its ballet about late Soviet dancer Rudolf Nureyev in December, but probably with a new director ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RALF HIRSCHBERGER/Getty Images A ballet that Russia banned for containing “LGBT propaganda” in 2023 is about to get a second life ...

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Russians remember Yuri Grigorovich, a choreographer who was artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet for three decades. He died May 19 aged 98. Yuri Grigorovich has died. He was a towering figure in ...

A new Korean star is about to make his debut on one of ballet’s most prestigious stages. Jeon Min-chul, aged 21, has joined the Mariinsky Ballet in Russia—widely regarded as one of the world’s top ...

Polunin, 35, did not give a specific reason for leaving, but said: "Thank you for everything that Russia has done for me. The time comes and the soul feels that it's not where it should be." He said ...

Russians remember the longtime artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, who died recently. Yuri Grigorovich held the position for the last three decades of the Soviet Union and staged productions that ...

Hattiesburg teen Alexei Orohovsky, 18, has been offered a soloist position with the prestigious Mariinsky Ballet in Russia. Orohovsky's acceptance is unusual, as dancers typically audition multiple ...

A Russian-affiliated ballet company misrepresented itself as a Ukrainian cultural group to tour Sweden in 2023 and 2024, deceiving audiences and potentially violating European Union sanctions. The ...

Formed in 1981, the Russian State Ballet of Siberia has quickly established itself as one of Russia’s leading ballet companies and has built an international reputation for delivering performances of ...