At “The Nutcracker’s” premiere on Dec. 18 ... author of “Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today.” “The reason Moscow became its ...

It takes some doing in this country to be more than about 25 miles from a production of “The Nutcracker” during the Christmas season. The ballet has become as American as Friday Night Lights ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian ballet maestro Yuri Grigorovich, considered one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century, has died at the age of 98, state media said on Monday.

Among the 20th century’s most significant choreographers, he led the Bolshoi Ballet for more than 30 years, creating epic ...

It wasn’t until 1954 its staging by George Balanchine with the New York City Ballet, however, that “The Nutcracker” became a holiday staple. Balanchine, the Russian-born founder of the New ...

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) MAYNES: If ballet ... Nutcracker" or "Swan Lake" - productions that became international sensations. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) YURI GRIGOROVICH: (Speaking Russian).

Tkachenko says Ukraine's allies can fight back by rejecting Russian artists ... for the esteemed New York City Ballet come from its five-week run of The Nutcracker, Reuters reported last ...

If you answer yes, chances are you saw The Nutcracker—a production so iconic it is often an audience member’s first (and sometimes only) exposure to ballet. The classic, with music by Russian ...

Credited with revitalising male dance, Yuri Grigorovich ruled Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre with an iron fist as its lead choreographer.

In the ballet "The Nutcracker" the lead, Clara is thrust in a magical far-off land, where she meets new people and goes on wonderous adventures. While there, she battles mice, pirouettes through ...

Vladimir Shklyarov, a famed Russian ballet dancer, died in what officials ... Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Romeo and ...

Orlando Ballet keeps the traditional title of “The Nutcracker” for its run ... in the program is the elimination of the traditional Russian Dance number. It was removed to show support ...