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Balshoi Ballet “is just a giant brothel for oligarchs”, claims former soloist Anastasia Volochkova

Anastasia Volochkova, a Bolshoi former soloist, claimed female dancers at the famous Russian ballet theatre were forced to sleep with…

11 years ago

Pavel Dmitrichenko arrested over Bolshoi acid attack

Bolshoi Ballet soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko has been detained by police, suspected of ordering an acid attack on artistic director Sergei…

11 years ago

Svetlana Lunkina flees Bolshoi Ballet over threats

Bolshoi top ballerina Svetlana Lunkina has revealed she has moved to Canada amid claims of threats to her husband. Leading…

11 years ago

Sergei Filin, Bolshoi Theatre artistic director, burnt by acid attack

Sergei Filin, artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi Theatre, is being treated in a Moscow hospital for severe burns to his…

11 years ago

Galina Vishnevskaya dies aged 86

Russian opera singer Galina Vishnevskaya, who performed soprano roles in opera classics, has died aged 86. In a career spanning…

11 years ago