War brings new Iron Curtain down on Russia's storied ballet stages

Ballet in Russia is something of a national pastime — a cultural jewel, but also the focus of intense emotion and close scrutiny by its discerning audiences.

Related Keywords

New York ,United States ,Moscow ,Moskva ,Russia ,Vaganova ,Permskiy Kray ,Dubai ,Dubayy ,United Arab Emirates ,United Kingdom ,Brazil ,Kremlin ,London ,City Of ,Amsterdam ,Noord Holland ,Netherlands ,Ukraine ,Petersburg ,Sankt Peterburg ,Monte Carlo ,Toscana ,Italy ,France ,Italian ,French ,Brazilian ,Soviet ,British ,Dutch ,Russian ,American ,Xander Parish ,Nicole Cornell ,Simon Morrison ,Alexei Ratmansky ,Victor Caixeta ,Alastair Macaulay ,Jacopo Tissi ,Ted Brandsen ,David Hallberg ,Roslyn Sulcas ,Sergei Filin ,Olga Smirnova ,Natalia Makarova ,Vladimir Urin ,Rudolf Nureyev ,Laurent Hilaire ,Larissa Lezhnina ,Mikhail Baryshnikov ,David Motta Soares ,New York Times ,George Balanchine ,Lincoln Center Festival ,Dutch National Ballet ,Morrison ,Moscow International Ballet Competition ,Vaganova Ballet Academy ,Dutch National ,Soviet Union ,Cold War ,American Ballet Theater ,Nemirovich Danchenko Ballet ,George Balanchine Trust ,Jean Christophe Maillot ,Les Ballets De Monte Carlo ,Bolshoi Theater ,Daily Telegraph ,Royal Opera House ,Passion Ballet ,Ballet ,Russia Ukraine War ,