Fifty years ago, Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union. He discusses that day, the war in Ukraine and the challenges facing Russian artists today. By Javier C. Hernández “It’s jeweler’s work,” ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The mighty Kirov Ballet and Orchestra are back at the Dorothy Chandler ...

The Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington DC has had to make cuts and beef up its fund-raising efforts after losing significant support last year from its main donor. Officials at the nonprofit ...

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The Kirov Ballet. Where: New York City Center, 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues, Manhattan. When: Tuesday through April 20. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays and 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, ...

It barely taxes the brain to list a half-dozen women who have triumphed as Juliet in one of the dozens of ballet versions of William Shakespeare’s tragic play. But how about naming a Romeo who evenly ...

The Kirov Ballet brought its “Swan Lake” to the Performing Arts Center for the first time this weekend, dancing it like a hallowed gift of incalculable worth. The ballet’s second act is the test for ...

Documentary. Directed by Bertrand Norman. In French and Russian with English subtitles and voice-over by actress Diane Baker. (Not rated. 77 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) It may be just a ...

Kirov Ballet Where: NY City Center, 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues When: 7:30 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday, and 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, with matinees at 2 p.m., Saturday and 3 ...

It was a mere eight months ago that Kirov ballerina Diana Vishneva was the centerpiece of the ambitious “Beauty in Motion,” a Vishneva-and-friends show of three new works commissioned by the Orange ...

Trying to move to Israel with his ballerina wife, he was harassed and jailed while becoming an international cause célèbre and a Cold War symbol of the plight of Soviet Jews. By Trip Gabriel Among the ...