A Russian ballet dancer who was an outspoken critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine has mysteriously plunged to his death from the fifth floor of a building. Vladimir Shklyarov, a married father of two, ...

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Russian Ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov has died at the age of 39. While his extraordinary talent and grace will continue to live in our memories forever, fans are now looking to learn the real cause ...

Artistic director of Bolshoi Ballet from 1964-1995 Ballet maestro remembered as 'legendary figure' Famed for male roles in ballets such as Spartacus Resigned in 1995 as Bolshoi struggled after Soviet ...

The name Moscow Ballet has commonly been applied to a number of different ballet companies, these include:*Moscow Ballet (United States), A Russian ballet company. The Moscow Ballet tours annually in ...

The once archetypal image of the Russian ballerina—silent, compliant, and delicate, regardless of national celebrity status—is distorting in real time. On Wednesday, the National Opera Ballet ...

Trio Voronezh is three classical trained musicians who play Russian folk instruments. They join Fred in NPR's Studio 4A for some Russian music. They play a polka from a ballet score called "The Bolt," ...

The ballet world is mourning renowned Russian ballet dancer and onetime Ukraine war critic Vladimir Shklyarov after he fell 60 feet to his death from the fifth-story balcony of a St. Petersburg ...

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — A Ukrainian ballerina who fled the war in her homeland and a Russian ballerina who quit the Bolshoi Ballet over the Russian invasion rehearsed on a stage in Naples ahead of a sold ...

“Swan Lake” tells a magical tale that includes romance, a sorcerer’s curse, the transformation of a princess into a swan and the power of good over evil. It’s a popular ballet in America and a source ...