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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.
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
AFP, Published on 03/05/2022
» Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
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.
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.
Russian director says 'never stole anything' at Moscow trial
AFP, Published on 07/11/2018
» MOSCOW - Acclaimed Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov insisted he "never stole anything" as he appeared in court Wednesday on embezzlement charges seen by his supporters as part of a crackdown on artistic independence.
Detained Russian director gets standing ovation at Cannes
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» CANNES (FRANCE) - A new film by the enfant terrible of Russian theatre -- who is under house arrest in Moscow -- received a standing ovation and rave reviews Thursday after it was shown at the Cannes film festival.