MOSCOW A masked assailant threw acid at the artistic director of the Bolshoi ballet in an attack that colleagues said Friday could be in reprisal for his selection of dancers in starring roles at the ...

(CBS News) MOSCOW -- It's a tale of star-crossed lovers, murderous vengeance and betrayal -- and that's just on stage. Behind the scenes, a real-life drama unfolded -- of poisonous rivalries and ...

MOSCOW — Russian dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko denied any guilt as he went on trial on Tuesday over an acid attack that nearly blinded the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet. Dmitrichenko, 29, was ...

MOSCOW – A masked assailant threw acid at the artistic director of the Bolshoi ballet in an attack that colleagues said Friday could be in reprisal for his selection of dancers in starring roles at ...

The Crusades are about to launch, and in a castle in the south of France, a group of Hungarian knights is partying. Among them is Jean de Brienne, a cavalier smitten with a local princess. The ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Nutcracker is one of the greatest classics of the ballet cannon, based on ...

MOSCOW -- Bolshoi dancer Ekaterina Krysanova, 21, performs a nearly 180-degree arabesque, her body stretched like hot taffy. Her movement is stunning, yet this rehearsal is a bit of a struggle. She ...

With the opening of its "Don Quixote" at the Lincoln Center Festival on Tuesday, the Bolshoi Ballet traded swan feathers for flounces, fans and castanets. The exchange marks an improvement, for even ...

The Italian dancer has performed at the Mariinsky Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet and La Scala. On Tuesday, he’s coming to ...

As Sergey Filin, artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater Ballet, approached his home on the night of Jan. 17, 2013, a stranger tossed battery acid in his face, leaving him maimed and nearly blind.

Makhar Vaziev will replace Sergei Filin as the ballet director of the Bolshoi Ballet early next year, the Bolshoi Theater announced Monday. Filin, who suffered severe eye injuries and impaired sight ...