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Pro-Kremlin maestro Gergiev named head of Bolshoi Theatre
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia's government on Friday appointed controversial maestro Valery Gergiev, who is an ally of President Vladimir Putin, to lead Moscow's world famous Bolshoi Theatre.
French ballet choreographer Lacotte dies aged 91
AFP, Published on 11/04/2023
» PARIS - Pierre Lacotte, a French choreographer who as a young man helped ballet superstar Rudolf Nureyev defect from the Soviet Union, died aged 91 on Monday, his wife said.
Nimble on their feet
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 29/05/2022
» Kate Myklukha pushed herself up onto the tip of her left foot, then stretched her arms out in front of her as if hugging a tree.
Russian ballet star 'followed conscience' to leave Bolshoi
AFP, Published on 19/05/2022
» AMSTERDAM: Russian superstar ballerina Olga Smirnova quit the Bolshoi Ballet over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but says the famed dance company will outlive the vagaries of war.
War in Ukraine: Latest developments
Published on 03/05/2022
» Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
Pain turns to Derby joy for Kirby
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» EPSOM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Adam Kirby's despair at being jocked off John Leeper ended in joy as he won the Epsom Derby on Adayar giving trainer Charlie Appleby his second win in the blue riband of British flat racing on Saturday.
For ballet shoes, one Russian company is on pointe
AFP, Published on 01/03/2020
» MOSCOW - Craftsman Sergei Murza runs his fingers over the pink satin of a pointe shoe he has just finished making. Then he gives it the final test: the ballet slipper balances perfectly on its tip.
Cuban ballet legend Alicia Alonso dead at 98
AFP, Published on 18/10/2019
» HAVANA: Cuban ballet legend Alicia Alonso, who developed a new Latin-influenced style and taught well into her 90s despite being practically blind for most of her dancing career, died on Thursday. She was 98.
Xi Jinping in Russia to usher 'new era' of friendship
AFP, Published on 05/06/2019
» BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping headed for Russia Wednesday to mark a new era of friendship and reinforce economic ties that had benefitted from Moscow's isolation from the West.
Shostakovich in the spotlight
Life, Published on 19/02/2019
» The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana continues its bounty of classical music with "Li-Wei Qin Plays Shostakovich", a concert highlighting works by two of the greatest composers of the 20th century -- Dmitri Shostakovich and Jean Sibelius. Dedicated to His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, the concert which is part of RBSO's "Great Artists Series" programme is set to take place on Friday at the Thailand Cultural Centre.