It’s an impression that Simon Morrison does nothing to dispel in Bolshoi Confidential, an incredibly well-researched and meticulously detailed history of Russia’s cultural behemoth. Beginning with the ...

Deemed an equal to dancers such as Margot Fonteyn, Galina Ulanova and even Martha Graham, at heart, Thanjavur Balasaraswati remained a ‘little bird’ (as her friends addressed her), craving to relive ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Galina Ulanova and Margot Fonteyn danced Juliet in their forties, but youth is the driving force in Matthew ...

Students of Chen Ailian Dance School, one of the first private dance schools in the country, founded in 1995 by Chen, perform during the exhibition's opening ceremony on April 27 at the National ...

Season 2 of The Crown dramatized royal history in the 1950s, during the early years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and her marriage. This version of the queen and the Duke of Edinburgh was played by ...

CLINTON — The Museum of Russian Icons announces an exciting schedule for this fall and winter, underscoring the museum’s commitment to exploring many facets of Slavic history and culture. Artists for ...

To BE endowed with talent is not in itself sufficient, for talent must always be provided with the proper guidance. This is an elementary truth, yet how difficult to put into practice! And what is ...

There are so many names that will not be easily forgotten in this world and Galina Ulanova happens to be one of them. Galina was a prolific Russian ballet dancer who became known for her exceptional ...

At an early stage in the Cold War, the governments of the Soviet Union and the United States formalized the “cultural front” as one of their primary theaters of conflict, embarking on a series of ...

Galina Ulanova, whose uncanny blend of unabashed emotionalism and lyrical restraint made her one of the greatest dancers of the 20th Century, died here Saturday. She was 88. Revered in Russia from the ...

PRINCE Philip was “terribly upset” about one “malicious” episode of The Crown, according to two Royal biographers. The Duke of Edinburgh, who died on Friday aged 99, wasn’t short of scandals in the ...