War brings new iron curtain down on Russia’s storied ballet stages
Ballet has long been a symbol of Russian culture. Now it is becoming a symbol of Russian isolation
Marguerite Donlon brings a little bit of Longford to the Bolshoi Ballet
The choreographer has worked through the ballet ranks in Ireland, the UK and Germany. And now her work is to get centre stage at the Bolshoi
Russian Dancer convicted over Bolshoi acid attack
Judge said Dmitrichenko and co-defendants intentionally caused grievous harm to Sergei Filin
Striking poses: behind the scenes at the ballet
At the prestigious Tchaikovsky Perm State Ballet, a two-hour flight east of Moscow, in Russia, dancers are preparing to bring ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘Giselle’ to Ireland
Former Bolshoi dancer denies role in acid attack on Sergei Filin
Pavel Dmitrichenko claims ‘there is no proof of my guilt’
The Bolshoi and the fractured state of Russian ballet
An acid attack at the world’s most famous ballet company has shone a spotlight on an institution in crisis
Moscow police rejects dancers’ defence of Bolshoi acid attack suspect
Members of famed ballet troupe asked Putin for independent inquiry, saying they feared for reputation of Russian cultural icon
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