Vladimir Shklyarov, seen in the Mariinsky Ballet Theatre's production of George Balanchine's "Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux," has died. He was 39. (Robbie Jack / Corbis via Getty Images) Vladimir Shklyarov, ...

It’s as though both of Russia’s major ballet companies have been caught in the unyielding grip of a polar vortex. Bitter fissures have cracked through their elegant facades: Valery Gergiev, general ...

The Mariinsky Ballet’s hierarchy consists of five ranks: corps de ballet, coryphée, second soloist, first soloist and principal dancer. A first soloist is just below the principal dancer and is ...

Many ballet students dream of some day dancing with the Mariinsky Ballet, one of the world’s leading ballet companies. A group of students at the American Ballet Theater in Costa Mesa saw a piece of ...

The Mariinsky Ballet has been ordered to stay home to avoid further spread of the coronavirus. What does this mean for other companies? By Alex Marshall For the past three weeks, the Mariinsky Ballet, ...

There’s always a frisson of breathless anticipation when the Russians blow into town. Of course, they’ve been electrifying Costa Mesa for quite a while: the Segerstrom Center for the Arts has always ...

Celebrate the holiday season with an exciting tradition - the Mariinsky Theatre's The Nutcracker Ballet. SpectiCast, More2Screen and EuroArts Music bring the magic of Tchaikovsky's beloved holiday ...

How exactly does a Jersey boy find himself at the helm of Russia’s top orchestra, leading one of its signature pieces – and only a short drive from home? Gavriel Heine can explain. The rising ...

It has been four long years since the beauty of Russia's Mariinsky Ballet (formerly the Kirov Ballet) graced Bay Area audiences. Courtesy of Cal Performances, they return to Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall ...

We should all be able to agree on this: The Mariinsky Ballet is at the pinnacle of classical dance. That wasn’t always the case. Though the historic St. Petersburg company produced unique talents such ...

At the Music Center in Los Angeles, The Mariinsky Ballet of St. Petersburg performed George Balanchine’s “Jewels.” In a very informative pre-performance lecture at the Music Center, journalist and ...

Viktoria Tereshkina whipped through her double fouetté turns in the final minutes of the Mariinsky Ballet’s “Paquita” on Tuesday at the Kennedy Center, spinning with such speed you half-expected to ...