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 ...

Since she was 10 years old, Irina Vassileni-Uralsky knew she wanted to be a professional ballet dancer. “I knew, I always knew,” she said, shaking her head with a knowing smile. She holds out a ...

When Olga Smirnova last March quit Moscow's famed Bolshoi Ballet in protest of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the prima ballerina's decision shook the ballet world. Russian dance critic Leila ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The national company has a new leader, Jurgita Dronina, and a desire to raise its profile to a troupe that can rank among Europe’s best. Jurgita Dronina, left, the new leader of ...