SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Ballet dancers Adrian Blake Mitchell and Andrea Lassakova moved to Russia years ago to chase their dream of performing with the best in a country where people live and ...

COSTA MESA, Calif. (Reuters) - Xander Parish is a British-born ballet dancer who was a principal dancer at the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg, Russia. Then, in February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine ...

For decades now, Russians have known the drill. When there's bad news brewing, such as the death of a leader, or a convulsive event, such as the Chernobyl disaster, State TV switches its programming ...

The national company has a new leader, Jurgita Dronina, and a desire to raise its profile to a troupe that can rank among ...

MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - Russia is rooting for "Black Swan" to win at the upcoming Oscars, as the Hollywood melodrama finds resonance with ballet's master of heritage. MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - Russia ...

MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - Russia's famed Bolshoi Theater will host the Paris Opera Ballet on Friday for the first time since the fall of communism, producing four neo-classical works from the second ...

MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - The modern ballet "Reflections" faces a stern test from Russian audiences known for their rigid ideas about classical dance after scoring a victory with critics in the United ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is rooting for "Black Swan" to win at the upcoming Oscars, as the Hollywood melodrama finds resonance with ballet's master of heritage. Starring Natalie Portman as the black ...