A couple of months ago, ballerina Olga Smirnova was soaring across the vast Bolshoi Theatre stage in “Swan Lake.” Celebrated actor Chulpan Khamatova, fresh off her star turn at Moscow’s ...

MOSCOW — The Bolshoi Theater. The name conjures up visions of ballet and opera performed at the arts' highest levels. What has not been at the highest level, though, is the theater itself. For ...

A performer at Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera. The Bolshoi, one of Russia’s most prestigious theaters, said the incident ...

MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian officials on Tuesday announced the sacking of Bolshoi Theatre director Anatoly Iksanov following a series of scandals including the horrific January acid attack on its ...

A performer at Russia’s legendary Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera, the Moscow company said. The theatre said the incident took place during a set ...

An actor performing at Moscow's famous Bolshoi Theatre was killed in an accident on Saturday, the venue announced on social media. The man was identified as 38-year-old Evgenia Sergeevich Kulesh.

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - A top ballet dancer is asking a Moscow court to annul official reprimands from the Bolshoi Theatre after he accused it of using an acid attack on its artistic director as a ...

Yuri Zarutsky, right, a suspect of carrying out an acid attack on Bolshoi ballet's director that exposed vicious backstage bickering and intrigue at the renowned theater, is escorted to a court ...

A general view shows the empty hall of the Bolshoi Theatre prior to the launch of its project to stream iconic performances online making them available worldwide, in Moscow, Russia March 27, 2020.

A performer at Moscow's renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera, the theatre said. The Bolshoi, one of Russia's most prestigious theatres, said the ...