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

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian ballet maestro Yuri Grigorovich, considered one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century ...

And yet, The Nutcracker has only recently been connected ... it was staged at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre and the Kirov (now Mariinsky) Theatre in Leningrad. These productions were created by Igor ...

Shklyarov was a star dancer at the Mariinsky, the historic opera and ... for his performances in classic ballets including ...

Russian ballet maestro Yuri Grigorovich, considered one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century, has died at the ...

“An entire era has come to an end,” St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre, where he started his career, posted online. Grigorovich made his name staging classics such as The Nutcracker, Swan ...

For much of a professional career that spanned 80 years, Grigorovich was the artistic powerhouse behind the Bolshoi, which he ...