Bolshoi

Pro-Kremlin maestro Gergiev named head of Bolshoi Theater

Russia on Dec. 1 appointed notoriously pro-Kremlin maestro Valery Gergiev, a personal friend of President Vladimir Putin for decades, to lead Moscow's world famous Bolshoi Theater.

Gergiev takes over Russia's main stage at a time when Moscow is increasingly casting culture as a battleground in its clash with the West while troops fight in Ukraine.

Clug powerless as Bolshoi picks his ballet to drop Kremlin-critical artist

Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre has decided to cancel a ballet production by the Kremlin-critical director Kirill Serebrennikov and replace it with a ballet by Slovenian-based choreographer Edward Clug. Clug says he is powerless because the Bolshoi holds exclusive rights to his ballet until 2026.

How many Bolshoi nights in two coronavirus weeks?

The subject may seem like luxury these days for some of you. But millions of people around the world are stuck in their homes. The most famous opera and ballet institutions of the world opened their shows to the world digitally and free of charge. If you want, you can watch the ballet "Nutcracker" in Bolshoi either live or on YouTube within 24 hours after it.