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Bolshoi star charged in acid attack detained till June

April 16, 2013 11:33
A Russian court on Tuesday ordered a soloist in the Bolshoi ballet suspected of ordering a horrific acid attack on its artistic director Sergei Filin to stay behind bars until at least June 18, rejecting a petition for him to be freed. The judge extended the arrest of leading Bolshoi dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko for the investigation to finish, agreeing with the prosecution's arguments that he has been charged with a serious crime and constitutes a flight risk.

Russian court annuls one reprimand against Bolshoi ballet dancer

April 12, 2013 12:00
By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court on Friday annulled one of two reprimands given to a top ballet dancer by the Bolshoi Theatre after he accused it of using an acid attack on its artistic director as a pretext for a "witch hunt" against him. The late-night attack that almost blinded Sergei Filin on January 17 has exposed a seething ferment of rivalries at the ballet, perhaps Russia's best-known cultural symbol.

Moscow court battle lays bare Bolshoi strife

April 12, 2013 09:46
A Moscow court Friday partially backed a star dancer in his dispute with the Bolshoi Theatre that laid bare bitter internal divisions at the ballet company after the acid attack on artistic director Sergei Filin. Nikolai Tsiskaridze, 39, a flamboyant top-ranking dancer at the theatre, was penalised by the Bolshoi after he criticised general director Anatoly Iksanov and other managers, called for them to be sacked and for him to run the theatre himself.

Bolshoi star dancer battles theatre in court

April 12, 2013 06:31
A star dancer at the Bolshoi appeared in court on Friday to sue the theatre after it officially reprimanded him for vehemently criticising the management in interviews following an acid attack on artistic director Sergei Filin. Nikolai Tsiskaridze, 39, a flamboyant top-ranking dancer at the theatre, has publically criticised general director Anatoly Iksanov and suggested he should run the theatre himself.

Bolshoi ballet star sues theatre over reprimands

April 9, 2013 11:46
By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - A top ballet dancer is asking a Moscow court to annul official reprimands from the Bolshoi Theatre after he accused it of using an acid attack on its artistic director as a pretext for a "witch hunt" against him. The late-night attack that almost blinded Sergei Filin on January 17 has exposed a seething ferment of rivalries at the ballet, perhaps Russia's best-known cultural symbol.

Bolshoi star sues theatre in acid attack row

April 9, 2013 09:03
A star dancer at the Bolshoi ballet on Tuesday launched legal action against the venerable Russian theatre in a bitter row over interviews he gave following the acid attack on artistic director Sergei Filin. Nikolai Tsiskaridze, 39, is a big-haired media personality who has taken part in celebrity television shows and makes no secret of his dislike for the Bolshoi Theatre management led by long-term director Anatoly Iksanov.

Top ballerina quits Russia for new challenge in London

April 9, 2013 04:15
One of Russia's biggest female ballet stars is leaving her full time job at a Saint Petersburg theatre to join London's Royal Ballet, in the latest of a string of convulsions to hit the Russian dance world. Natalia Osipova told a Russian newspaper Monday she had been given an offer she "could not refuse" to be a principal dancer at Covent Garden and would from now on only appear as a guest soloist at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg.

Unanswered questions at Bolshoi despite dancer's arrest

March 11, 2013 15:00
* Bolshoi performers have doubts about police case * Administrators point to wider conspiracy * Uncertainty over motive in acid attack By Maria Tsvetkova and Steve Gutterman MOSCOW, March 11 (Reuters) - The confession of a top dancer to plotting an attack on the artistic director of the Bolshoi Theatre's ballet company may not be the final twist in a scandal that has shocked Russia.

UPDATE 3-Dancer says did not want acid used in Bolshoi attack

March 7, 2013 04:30
* Bolshoi ballet soloist says did not mean attack to go beyond beating * Accuses victim of favouritism and financial machinations at Bolshoi * Judge orders Dmitrichenko, two others held in custody through mid-April (Updates with other suspects held, quotes about money disputes) By Maria Tsvetkova

Bolshoi dancer appears in court after admitting acid attack

March 7, 2013 04:17
A leading dancer at Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre appeared in court Thursday after confessing to planning the acid attack on the ballet troupe’s artistic director Sergei Filin, reportedly in revenge for his treatment of his dancer girlfriend. A Moscow district court was to decide whether to remand in custody leading Bolshoi soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko as well as the suspected perpetrator of the attack and the getaway driver.
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