Trying to move to Israel with his ballerina wife, he was harassed and jailed while becoming an international cause célèbre and a Cold War symbol of the plight of Soviet Jews. By Trip Gabriel Among the ...

Valery Bogokina Myers, standing at left, watches dancers take part in a master class she taught recently at Dance Theatre of Wilkes-Barre. Costumed dancers pose with choreographer and teacher Valery ...

The Soviet Union’s Kirov Ballet canceled its Expo ’74 performance – and its entire American tour. “Transportation uncertainties” were cited as the reason. This was a disappointment, because the Kirov ...

The Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington DC has had to make cuts and beef up its fund-raising efforts after losing significant support last year from its main donor. Officials at the nonprofit ...

The Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is the kind of place where you can see Weird Al Yankovic or the Jamz Cheerleading Championship. But back in September, for two nights only, it was the Kirov ...

On the Kirov Ballet, occasioned by performances at the Met this summer. The Kirov Ballet is the company that the choreographer George Balanchine left behind when he sailed from Russia in 1924. It is ...

Fifty years ago, Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union. He discusses that day, the war in Ukraine and the challenges facing Russian artists today. By Javier C. Hernández “It’s jeweler’s work,” ...