Bolshoi Theater unveils new organ
The new organ by the German builders, Glatter-Götz, is being unveiled on the Bolshoi’s historic main stage
For many, the 21st century Mariinsky hits the high note in perfect pitch
A modernist theater opens its doors to the adoring crowds and local skeptics while director Gergiev basks in the glow of accomplishment
A Tatar from Tashkent tackles migration problem
Talgat Batalov, a young Tatar actor and theater director from Uzbekistan, is making an impact on Moscow’s theater scene
Russian theatre offers subtitles on tablets for foreigners
The Pyotr Fomenko Theatre is offering subtitles on tablet devices for foreign guests and spectators with hearing impairment
Play by Soviet writer Gorky shines on London stage
A play in which the privileged are out of touch and the poor are getting poorer is all too apt in contemporary London
Acoustic test completed for Mariinsky 2 main stage
Valery Gergiev, artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, carried out an acoustic test on the new theatre’s main stage
Ballerina Natalia Osipova moves to London to join the Royal Ballet
The Mikhailovsky Theatre's soloist Natalia Osipova is to become the principal dancer of the Royal Ballet in Covent Garden
Moscow court extends arrest of dancer suspected of organizing Bolshoi acid attack
Moscow's Tagansky Court has extended the arrest of Pavel Dmitrichenko, the Bolshoi Theater's leading ballet dancer accused of organizing an acid attack on Bolshoi Ballet Director Sergei Filin, by two months until June 18, so granting the investigatio
Young opera stars switch places and find the best of both worlds
The Washington National Opera and the Bolshoi Theatre enter the third year of an artist exchange program
Russians split in perception of attack on Bolshoi ballet chief
Russians are split in their perception of the acid attack on Bolshoi Theater Ballet Art Director Sergei Filin in January and the way it characterizes the situation in the theater, the Levada Center public survey organization found
Bolshoi continues search for acid attack mastermind
Staff at the Bolshoi Theater have written an open letter voicing their doubts about the findings of the official investigation into the acid attack on Bolshoi Ballet Artistic Director Sergei Filin case
British Chekhov production meets with high acclaim
William Boyd’s new play Longing, based on two short Chekov stories, is a sell-out success in London
Main program of Golden Mask performing arts festival has started
The drama program of Russia’sthree-week-long, trendsetting, arts extravaganza opened on the first weekend of March this year
Design of Mariinsky Theater 2 causes uproar in Petersburg
The new building for the legendary Mariinsky Theatre has almost been completed in St. Petersburg. The theatre’s construction enraged Petersburg citizens and Moscow intellectuals, who demand that the new theatre be razed to the ground
Bolshoi Theater prepares for “Rite of Spring” anniversary
The acting artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater spoke with Russian daily Izvestia about stepping in to implement recovering director Sergei Filin's program for the ballet company
Russian drama performed on intimate London stages
Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard blooms in a Camden pub while his Three Sisters take the stage in Euston
Bolshoi drama: Looking for answers
Anna Nemtsova spoke to the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Filin on behalf of RBTH just after his fourth surgery in Moscow
Bolshoi director stable after attack
Sergei Filin begins his work with police as his condition stabilizes after surgery
Celebrating Stanislavsky and his method
Born 150 years ago, Stanislavsky created the method that revolutionized 20th-century acting and brought it to the American stage
First English production of “Boris Godunov” has timeless power
The ghosts of Shakespeare and Russian history haunt the UK premiere of Alexander Pushkin’s classic play