ST. PETERSBURG—Millions of mothers around the world are desperate for their daughters to succeed in ballet or gymnastics. But in Russia it’s a national obsession. The daily stretching, the workouts, ...

Alla wants to become a ballet dancer very much. It is her another attempt to be admitted to the famous Russian Waganowa Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg. Entrance exams are extremely difficult for ...

Vladimir Shklyarov, a world-renowned Russian ballet star, has died after falling from the fifth floor of a building on Saturday. His death was confirmed by the Mariinsky Theater, a venue in the city ...

The Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, which announced the death, did not say how or where he died. By Milana Mazaeva and Alan Yuhas Vladimir Shklyarov, one of the world’s premier male ballet ...

Ballet has long been a symbol of Russian culture. Now it is becoming a symbol of Russian isolation. By Alex Marshall AMSTERDAM — Just days after the invasion of Ukraine, Olga Smirnova, one of Russia’s ...