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Star dancer Sergei Filin becomes new Bolshoi chief
Star dancer Sergei Filin becomes new Bolshoi chief
Friday, 18 March 2011
Sergei Filin with Svetlana Zakharova in The Pharaoh's Daughter at the Bolshoi
Sergei Filin, one of the Bolshoi Ballet’s recent male stars, has been appointed as the new artistic director of the massive Russian company on a five-year contract. The appointment brings to a swift culmination a terrible week for the Bolshoi, where their second-in-command resigned after compromising sexual images were released onto the internet, just as the previous artistic director, Yuri Burlaka, had had his contract terminated. See theartsdesk report earlier this week.
Sergei Filin, one of the Bolshoi Ballet’s recent male stars, has been appointed as the new artistic director of the massive Russian company on a five-year contract. The appointment brings to a swift culmination a terrible week for the Bolshoi, where their second-in-command resigned after compromising sexual images were released onto the internet, just as the previous artistic director, Yuri Burlaka, had had his contract terminated. See theartsdesk report earlier this week.
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Being a hard core fan of
Being a hard core fan of Sergei Filin, happy to land on this blog post! She has got a flexible body with great dancing talent. Besides this, her dance moves are special and unique as well. Thank you for sharing the dance video!