Michael Kaiser is not the sort of guy to crow, but if he were, he'd have good reason. Washington is in for a blitz of world-class ballet this week and next as Russia's Kirov Ballet rounds out its run ...

Valery Bogokina Myers, standing at left, watches dancers take part in a master class she taught recently at Dance Theatre of Wilkes-Barre. Costumed dancers pose with choreographer and teacher Valery ...

Trying to move to Israel with his ballerina wife, he was harassed and jailed while becoming an international cause célèbre and a Cold War symbol of the plight of Soviet Jews. By Trip Gabriel Among the ...

The Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington DC has had to make cuts and beef up its fund-raising efforts after losing significant support last year from its main donor. Officials at the nonprofit ...

The recent cancellation of Dance Theater of Harlem's January performances at the Kennedy Center will result in a midsummer boon for ballet lovers. The center announced yesterday that the ...

Full disclosure: I'm not much of a classical dance fan. I enjoy a sharply performed Robot, a good Pop-and-Lock, the occasional well-executed Worm. Por ejemplo: C'mon, who could argue with that? But ...

DMITRI GRUZDYEV: "Looking at the pictures I see some familiar things from my training - the open shoulders, standing tall, and all the positions are big - 'bolshoi' means grand. But I came from the ...

Fifty years ago, Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union. He discusses that day, the war in Ukraine and the challenges facing Russian artists today. By Javier C. Hernández “It’s jeweler’s work,” ...