On its eighth trip from Russia to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, St. Petersburg’s stellar Mariinsky Ballet brought a work from the classical canon that’s dogged with a story many consider beyond ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Spirits, dreams, swans and an Arabian tale. These subjects do not seem out of place when it comes to the subjects of ballet but more than 100 years ago, when ...

Yuri Fateyev, the Mariinsky Ballet’s acting director, describes his two upcoming shows as “absolutely opposite productions in the same region.” The Russian dance company and orchestra formerly known ...

Celebrate the holiday season with an exciting tradition - the Mariinsky Theatre's The Nutcracker Ballet. SpectiCast, More2Screen and EuroArts Music bring the magic of Tchaikovsky's beloved holiday ...

In Marius Petipa’s classic ballet, “La Bayadere” (The Temple Dancer), a young maiden Nikia is murdered by her rival Gamzatti for the affections of a young warrior, Solor. Upon learning of the temple ...

In most American cities, on most weekends of the year, you will likely find a large number of little girls fidgeting in pastel leotards, waiting for their chance to sway and twirl across wide open ...

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He drew on Russian literature for his stage works and was an eager experimenter, inspired by folk tales, religious mysticism and melodrama. By Jonathan Kandell Among the 20th century’s most ...

At the Music Center in Los Angeles, The Mariinsky Ballet of St. Petersburg performed George Balanchine’s “Jewels.” In a very informative pre-performance lecture at the Music Center, journalist and ...