Sergei filin, 42, nearly lost his sight after suffering thirddegree burns to his face and neck in the attack three weeks ago after a masked man threw acid in his face outside his home in central. Moscow police detained a suspect in the acid attack on the bolshoi theaters artistic director, sergei filin, and searched the home of a leading dancer. Sergei filin is expected to recover from his injuries, but may end up losing his eyesight after acid was thrown on his face. Doctors were battling on friday to save the eyesight of sergei filin, director of ballet at moscows bolshoi theatre, after an acid attack on him by a masked man the previous evening. But last weeks vicious acid attack on sergei filin, the bolshois artistic director who now faces partial blindness, has brought the corruption and infighting at the prestigious ballet company at the heart of russian cultural life, out of the shadowy wings and on to the global stage. The vicious attack on january 17 shocked russia and exposed a backstage. Filin will confront daily the damage to his eyes, face, and probably psyche, that the acid attack, instigated by dmitrichenko, has caused. Moscow the bolshoi ballet administration threatened to file a lawsuit against dancer nikolai tsiskaridze on friday after he called for the theaters top executives to be dismissed over its response to the jan. Bolshoi dancer known for playing villains confesses to acid attack. By paul griffiths on december 08, 2016 long into its postsoviet doldrums, moscows bolshoi theatre hit the news in 20, when the artistic director of its ballet troupe, sergei filin, had acid hurled in his face by a thug in the pay of a dancer with a grudge. Sergei is a good director, he had everything under control.
Bolshoi acid attack victim hopes to work again the. As he recovered today from a second round of surgery on his damaged eyes, his. Bolshoi ballet exposed as a cesspool of pathological cruelty. Ballet dancer claims he didnt want acid used in bolshoi attack. A bolshoi ballet dancer has pleaded not guilty at the highprofile trial in russia over a horrific acid attack on the troupes artistic director sergei filin. Bolshoi boss sergei filin leaves hospital for germany. He left the bolshoi in 2007, returning in march 2011 as the artistic director of the ballet company. Tsiskaridze accused the bolshois general director anatoly iksanov of trying to settle scores with him. Sergei filin s contract will not be renewed, his post is abolished. They have decided to use this as an excuse for a witch hunt, to get rid of all the people they dont like. Bolshoi ballet artistic director sergei filin is suing for 3.
The film, released in the uk on 8 january, was shot during a time of much soulsearching at the institution and examines what the assault on its artistic director, sergei filin, says about the. The head of russias bolshoi ballet has been hospitalised with severe burns after a masked assailant threw acid on his face. Bolshoi ballet chief attacked with acid his sight is. Moscow galina stepanenko, a former principal dancer with the bolshoi ballet, was named the companys acting artistic director on tuesday, taking over for sergei filin, who was severely burned last. The bolshoi ballets artistic director sergei filin, injured in an acid attack last month, leaves hospital for further treatment in germany.
Bolshoi ballet may sue one of its dancers by barry. Sergei filin, a former acclaimed dancer who was appointed to his post in 2011, suffered injuries to the face, head and eyes late on thursday when the attacker cornered him near a residential house in central moscow. The artistic director of the famed bolshoi ballet in russia is. Being threatened and harassed by a ballet dancer is like being shot by a gun control activist. Sergei filin, artistic director of moscows famed ballet, suffered damage to the surface and inner parts of both eyes in the acid attack outside his home last month. Moscow police have revealed that bolshoi ballet director sergei filin was attacked with sulphuric acid, causing thirddegree burns to his face and eyes.
Indictment in bolshoi trial spells out acid attack plot. Bolshoi ballet acid attack leader loses his job sergei filin s contract will not be renewed, and his post abolished. A new book examines the russian ballet companys history of violence. Now bolshois most famous dancer claims he is being. On 17 january 20, filin was attacked with acid by an unknown assailant, who cornered him outside of his home in moscow. Moscow sergei filin, the bolshoi theater ballet artistic director who suffered serious burns over his face and body from an acid attack earlier this year, made an. To improve the performance of our website, show the most relevant news products and targeted advertising, we collect technical impersonal information about you, including through the tools of.
But last weeks vicious acid attack on sergei filin, the bolshois artistic director who now faces partial blindness, has brought. Sergei filin could lose part of his sight,from the attack, which could be linked to a disagreement on dancing roles in the ballet. Filin, and he refused to undergo a lie detector test. Professional and artistic rivalry in the bolshoi world of dance is intense, and vicious. Moscow bolshoi ballet leading soloist pavel dmitrichenko and two other men were indicted tuesday for the sulfuric acid attack on the companys artistic director, sergei filin. Tsiskaridze said the attack on filin was most likely related to either his love life or his control. Earlier this week, bolshoi ballet dancer pavel dmitrichenko was detained in connection to an acid attack on the ballets artistic director, sergei filin.
An emotional sergei filin testifies about bolshoi acid. Not surprising one of filin s predecessors, alexei ratmansky, who left bolshoi in 2008 and is now a choreographer at the american ballet theatre, said what led to the attack was the bolshois lack of theatre ethics. Dmitrichenko is set to be charged thursday with conspiring in the january acid attack on bolshoi artistic director sergei filin. Filin told a russian newspaper tuesday that the acid hit his right eye and caused serious damage but doctors have promised to save his left eye. The dancer accused of organising and paying for the acid attack that blinded the bolshoi ballet artistic director sergei filin has denied orchestrating the assault, in an apparent retraction of a. Bolshoi director sergei filin knows attacker bbc news. Tall and elegant, with a swoop of blond hair and the haunted air of a victorian poet, hallberg was one of the worlds greatest ballet stars. Tsiskaridze was among the first to be questioned by investigators after the attack on mr.
Court to pronounce verdict in bolshoi acid attack case. Sergei filin has lost 95 per cent of his vision and treatment at a clinic in germany has failed to halt the deterioration. Bolshoi artistic director demands compensation for acid. Behind the bizarre acid attack on the bolshoi ballets. Dancing in defiance as the bolshoi launches a 50th anniversary season at the royal opera house tonight, artistic director sergei filin tells tom parfitt about the devastating acid attack that. The attack occurred on thursday evening, when a person wearing a mask approached filin outside his home and threw a jar of acid in his face. Galina stepanenko is bolshois acting director after. As falls from grace go, david hallbergs was spectacular. Bolshoi boss sergei filins sight fading after acid hit. Long into its postsoviet doldrums, moscows bolshoi theatre hit the news in 20, when the artistic director of its ballet troupe, sergei filin, had acid hurled in his face by a thug in the pay of a dancer with a grudge. Bolshoi acid attack victim should recover enough vision to. Bolshoi dancer ordered that acid attack for his girlfriend. Image caption sergei filin believes his attackers may have been jealous of his successes at the.
Sergei filin started dancing at the famous moscow theater in 1988. Bolshoi dancer known for playing villains confesses to. Backstage at the bolshoi ballet the bolshoi ballet dancer suspected in the acid attack on the theaters artistic director could keep his job if a court acquits him, according to the bolshois. Bolshoi chief may lose eyesight after acid attack the hindu. Bolshoi dancer pavel dmitrichenko listens to evidence from inside the defendants cage during a court hearing in moscow, on october 22, 20a moscow court on tuesday was due to pronounce the. Bolshoi artistic director sergei filin, who suffered serious eye damage and facial disfigurement in a horrific acid attack, will be able to recover enough vision to return to work, a german doctor. Bolshoi ballet chief has surgery after acid attack. But filin did control the crucial matters of scheduling, casting, promotion, and repertoire. Behind the bizarre acid attack on the bolshoi ballets director the gruesome attack on artistic director sergei filin is the latest in a series of scandals surrounding the worldfamous russian. Bolshoi artistic director sergei filin, who suffered serious eye damage and facial disfigurement in a horrific acid attack, should recover enough vision to return to his professional life. Sergei filin, the bolshoi ballets artistic director whose face was badly burned in an acid attack, said he remains committed to his work and has not lost heart despite the grueling regimen of. Sergei filin, swathed in a large black scarf and knitted hat to cover his burns, spoke at a news conference at a german hospital, where doctors.
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