In Russian history ... The first generation of the ensemble's dancers, together with Moiseyev, went on tours around the Soviet Union in search of folklore material. That was how in 1938-1939 ...

Russian contemporary dance doesn't have it easy. Ever since its birth it's lived in the shadow of grand Russian ballet and has been forced to constantly prove its right to exist. Many people still ...

The two extracts from the suite give us the chance to look at very different dances: the whirling Russian Dance, based on a Ukrainian folk dance, and the elegant Waltz of the Flowers. The Russian ...

Lemn Sissay explores Tchaikovsky's music from The Nutcracker with beautiful animation. The story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was transformed into a magical ballet in 1892 – and is now a ...