Ballet
Bolshoi Ballet director says asked for protection after threats
Surgery scheduled to restore Bolshoi ballet director's eyesight
The artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet will undergo surgery next week to try to save his eyesight after an attacker threw acid in his face, the theatre's chief said on Saturday. Bolshoi ballet director in acid attack, eyesight at risk
A masked attacker threw acid in the face of the artistic director of Russia's prestigious Bolshoi Ballet, endangering his eyesight, in what colleagues said on Friday was the culmination of a two-week campaign of intimidation.
