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Rodion Shchedrin obituary

Russian pianist and composer of startlingly diverse orchestral works, ballet music and operas

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin quiet as Tucker Carlson Russia visit creates Putin interview rumours

Far-right broadcaster spotted at Bolshoi ballet in Moscow, having reportedly arrived last week

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Kremlin Maestro Gergiev Named Head Of Bolshoi Theatre

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

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Putin loyalist Valery Gergiev installed as director of Bolshoi theatre

Star conductor becomes latest Kremlin supporter to lead a major Russian cultural institution

The Guardian - UK

Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky: ‘I don’t want my ballet to be staged in Russia ever again’

When the Ukrainian invasion began, the ballet great left a show at the Bolshoi in protest. Here he reconsiders his past ties with Russia and the silence of the cultural elite in the country of his birth

The Guardian - UK

Russian theatre drops directors who spoke out against Ukraine war

The renowned Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow did not provide an official reason for cancelling two long-awaited performances.

Al Jazeera

Dancers and dissidents: how ballet became a political football between east and west

As the conflict in Ukraine intensifies, Russia’s dance corps are under scrutiny. But ballet has long been the “secret weapon” in Russia’s diplomatic arsenal

The Guardian - UK

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