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Sunday, December 10, 2017

Nureyev premieres in Moscow with director under house arrest by Shaun Walker In Moscow

Russia’s political elite enjoy ballet about famous dancer at Bolshoi Theatre but Kirill Serebrennikov is conspicuously absentThe most hotly anticipated and controversial Russian ballet in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM
Friday, September 22, 2017

Nureyev ballet to open in Moscow, despite director's house arrest by Shaun Walker In Moscow

After last-minute cancellation in July, Bolshoi to bring life story of gay dancer who defected to stage in DecemberA controversial ballet about the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev will premier…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33PM
Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Arrest of Russian theatre director raises fears of clampdown on dissent by Shaun Walker In Moscow

Kirill Serebrennikov detained over accusations of embezzling government funds, but supporters claim case is politicalRussian investigators have arrested one of the country’s most prominent…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM
Monday, July 10, 2017

Bolshoi director denies Nureyev ballet postponed due to gay content by Shaun Walker In Moscow

Vladimir Urin insists decision to cancel premiere of adaptation of Rudolf Nureyev’s life story taken for artistic reasons onlyThe director of Moscow’s Bolshoi theatre has furiously denie…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AM
Friday, October 28, 2016

Moscow theatre director sparks row with claims of state censorship by Shaun Walker In Moscow

Konstantin Raikin gets backing from some theatre professionals – and threats from biker gang leader – after emotional speechA culture war between Russia’s artistic community, the Kreml…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AM
Friday, August 19, 2016

Musical version of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina to open in Moscow by Shaun Walker In Moscow

Apart from some cuts – and the inline-skating – producers say musical adaptation remains faithful to classic novelLeo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina features passionate love, abject mis…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:50PM
Thursday, August 20, 2015

Russian biker gang to recreate second world war as epic stunt show by Shaun Walker In Moscow

Night Wolves biker gang have become part of a new patriotic drive in Russia and have been given land in annexed Crimea to put on their enormous showBreathtaking motorbike stunts, laser effec…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:30PM

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