The Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is the kind of place where you can see Weird Al Yankovic or the Jamz Cheerleading Championship. But back in September, for two nights only, it was the Kirov ...

Trying to move to Israel with his ballerina wife, he was harassed and jailed while becoming an international cause célèbre and a Cold War symbol of the plight of Soviet Jews. By Trip Gabriel Among the ...

In 1999, the Kirov greeted the new millennium by reviving a very old ballet, The Sleeping Beauty. It had come into the world in 1890, when the Kirov was called the Imperial Ballet and St. Petersburg, ...

There's something quite strange about the Kirov Ballet's "Cinderella," which opened Tuesday at the Kennedy Center Opera House, and it's neither the enchanted scullery maid's deconstructed SoHo setting ...

Thirty-two swans moving as one, a Swan Queen of thrilling classical purity, an overfamiliar Tchaikovsky score made fresh and glowing: The Kirov Ballet certainly knows how to keep an audience happy and ...

Kirov Ballet Where: NY City Center, 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues When: 7:30 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday, and 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, with matinees at 2 p.m., Saturday and 3 ...

Right now, the Kirov Ballet of St. Petersburg, Russia, is once again arguably the greatest ballet company in the world. Not only have its new leaders developed a roster of brilliant star ballerinas, ...

It’s easy-and fun-to drop in on the Kirov Ballet these days: interesting productions, first-rate dancers, and the fascination of watching It’s easy-and fun-to drop in on the Kirov Ballet these days: ...

The story of Don Quixote tells of the old knight who dreams of chivalry and his comic squire, Sancho Panza. This performance by the Kirov has been hailed as one of the greatest large cast ballet ...

Opening today at the Getty Villa are three exhibitions that explore the conservation and interpretation of ancient art: "Reconstructing Identity: A Statue of a God from Dresden," "The Getty Commodus: ...