Bolshoi Ballet

A leading Bolshoi Theatre dancer admitted in court Thursday that he ordered an assault on the famed Russian ballet troupe?s artistic director but denied ever planning the use of acid to ruin his sight.

A leading Bolshoi Ballet soloist has confessed to ordering an acid attack on the artistic director of the world famous dance company in a hate crime that risks seeing him jailed for up to 12 years, Moscow police said Wednesday.

A leading Bolshoi Ballet soloist has confessed to ordering the acid attack on the artistic director of the world famous dance company and risks up to 12 years in jail, Moscow police said Wednesday.

A leading Bolshoi Ballet soloist has confessed to his involvement in the acid attack on the artistic director of the world famous dance company Sergei Filin, Moscow police said Wednesday.

Russian police detained Tuesday three suspects including a star dancer over January's acid attack on the Bolshoi ballet artistic director, the interior ministry announced.

The Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director on Monday left Russia for Germany in the hope of recovering his eyesight after an acid attack, claiming he knew the mastermind behind the gruesome assault.

The Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director on Monday left Russia for Germany in the hope of recovering his eyesight after an acid attack, claiming he knew the mastermind behind the gruesome assault.

The Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director Sergei Filin left a Moscow hospital to move to a German clinic for further treatment after he suffered serious eye damage in an acid attack.

The Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director was preparing Sunday to move to a German clinic from a Moscow hospital where he is recovering from an acid attack he blames on a colleague at the storied but bitterly divided troupe.

The real-life plot involves a dashing American superstar's historic encounter with a legendary Soviet figure; not to mention a young Russian couple lured away by an alleged dark force.

A leading Japanese contemporary dancer and a Romanian choreographer premiered a collaborative show over the weekend aimed at raising money for victims of Japan's tsunami.

US ballet star David Hallberg was to perform Friday with the Bolshoi Ballet company after becoming the first American to join the troupe as a full member.

Italian Renaissance masters Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo come face to face for the first time with a new exhibition at Rome's Capitoline Museums focusing on both their drawings and Roman works.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Bolshoi Theater re-opened Friday with an exclusive party to celebrate a luxurious renovation that has taken six years, cost $700 million and revived a revered cultural symbol scarred by centuries of use and abuse.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A top U.S. ballet dancer will join Russia's centuries-old Bolshoi on Thursday, reversing a Soviet-era trend which saw Russian artists flee to the West for better opportunities.

A modern ballet with music by cult US rock band The White Stripes has wowed Bolshoi Theatre audiences, helping the company shake off a conservative image as it plans a return to its historic home.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's famed Bolshoi Theater got a modern British upgrade on Thursday evening with the premiere of a one-act ballet that tries to capture fluidity on the stage.

MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - Russia's up and coming dancers and choreographers went home with but one prize this week at the 19th annual "Benois de La Dance" ballet contest, with judges saying the Russian performances failed to push the envelope.

Four performances of the Bolshoi Ballet are to be beamed live from Moscow to 300 cinema screens around the world as part of a tie-up with French movie house giant Gaumont-Pathe, the firm said on Friday.

The ballet company of the Vienna Opera has fired one of its dancers over a series of risque pictures that appeared in a magazine, the opera's director confirmed Thursday.