Sergei Filin and Pavel Dmitrichenko as they appeared on the Bolshoi website last year
So 29-year-old Bolshoi dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko will go to prison for six years, and his career obviously ends here. His biography has been taken down from the company’s website and soon his picture will disappear from the ‘leading soloists’ page.
What a lot of damage he’s caused: to himself, the international reputation of the Bolshoi company and Russian ballet in general, and mostly to Sergei Filin, the Bolshoi’s Ballet Director. Filin will confront daily the damage to his eyes, face, and probably psyche, that the acid attack, instigated by Dmitrichenko, has caused.
This story, so incredible that it gripped the attention of those far away from the worlds of ballet or Russian politics, had me, almost eagerly, waiting for the next installment.… [continue reading]
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