The Mikhailovsky Theater scored a coup last fall by luring Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev from the Bolshoi, and it was to have brought them to the United States this summer for a run of shows at Lincoln Center, said Arts Beat.Now those plans have been scrapped because American Ballet Theater has exercised a no-compete clause involving the pair. Osipova and Vasiliev also … [Read more...] about Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev’s presence scuppers the Mikhailovsky’s New York plans
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“Who’s pulling the strings in Russia’s ballet revolution?” asks The Observer’s Luke Jennings
The ballet world was surprised when Nacho Duato (ex-director of Spain's Compañía Nacional de Danza) was headhunted by St Petersburg's Mikhailovsky Theatre, maybe enticed by the fat wallet of general director Vladimir Kekhman. He has now been at the company's helm for a year. When Mariinsky star Leonid Sarafanov jumped on board a couple of months later fans were perplexed at him … [Read more...] about “Who’s pulling the strings in Russia’s ballet revolution?” asks The Observer’s Luke Jennings
After Osipova and Vasiliev, Russian tycoon Vladimir Kekhman sets his eyes on David Hallberg
"Russian tycoon Vladimir Kekhman made a fortune selling bananas. Now he has a new mission in life: ballet," says Reuters.The ballet world was rocked a couple of weeks ago when Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev left the Bolshoi to join Kekhman's Mikhailovsky Theatre in St Petersberg. He has already lured Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato from the Compañía Nacional de Danza … [Read more...] about After Osipova and Vasiliev, Russian tycoon Vladimir Kekhman sets his eyes on David Hallberg
Mikhailovsky Theatre says Vasiliev and Osipova won’t be allowed to perform at the Bolshoi if it makes accusations against their theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre told reporters today that Ivan Vasiliev and Natalia Osipova's decision to leave the company and join the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St Petersburg was not helping their last minute preparations for Sunday's broadcast of The Sleeping Beauty. The ballet will be transmitted in high-definition to cinemas around the world from the newly inaugurated theatre. Artistic … [Read more...] about Mikhailovsky Theatre says Vasiliev and Osipova won’t be allowed to perform at the Bolshoi if it makes accusations against their theatre
Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev leave Bolshoi to team up with Sarafanov and Duato at the Mikhailovsky Theatre
Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev have decided to leave their home theatre and move to the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St Petersburg. Mariinsky star Leonid Sarafanov made the move in January 2011. Defections have increased since Nacho Duato took over at the company's artistic helm.Natalia Osipova For me, a native Muscovite, the decision to move to the Mikhailovsky is a serious … [Read more...] about Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev leave Bolshoi to team up with Sarafanov and Duato at the Mikhailovsky Theatre