The Bolshoi Theater is one of the largest opera and ballet theaters in Russia. It is located in the center of Moscow, on Teatralnaya Square. Founded in March 1776, that is, before the announcement of the US declaration of independence. Since then, the theater has been rebuilt s...
Through an investigation of the activities of the two preeminent ballet theaters in the county, the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow and the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, this project explores how two cultural institutions navigated the dynamic landscape of perestroika and challenges the trope of Brezhnevite ...
Petersburg’s renowned Mikhailovsky Ballet.“It’s been a crazy ride, from the moment the Bolshoi Ballet Academy scouts found me in New York after I won a Youth America Grand Prix medal when I was 11,” he says, recalling the performance that changed everything. “They invited me to train...