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In 1978, Baryshnikov abandoned his freelance career to spend 18 months as a principal of the New York City Ballet, run by George Balanchine. "Mr. B", as Balanchine was known, rarely welcomed guest artists and had refused to work with both Rudolf Nureyev and Natalia Makarova.
Jun 28, 2024 · On the night of June 29, 1974, after a performance with a touring Bolshoi Ballet troupe in downtown Toronto, Mikhail Baryshnikov made his way out a stage door, past a throng of fans and...
Apr 2, 2014 · Despite his fame, Baryshnikov soon grew tired of the stifling atmosphere in communist Russia, and in 1974—following a performance of the Bolshoi Ballet in Toronto—defected from the Soviet Union...
Jun 16, 2022 · World-renowned ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov made international headlines when he defected from the Soviet Union in 1974. He has remained largely non-political ever since. Now, Baryshnikov...
Jun 29, 2024 · Fifty years ago today, on the late Saturday evening of June 29, 1974, Mikhail Baryshnikov made his brave and historic decision to abandon the stultifying artistic restrictions of the repressive...
In an interview, Baryshnikov reflected on the 50th anniversary of his defection, the father he left behind in the Soviet Union (his mother died when he was 12), the pain he feels over the Ukrainian war and the challenges facing Russian artists today.
Oct 25, 2024 · Mikhail Baryshnikov (b. 1948) is a Soviet-born American actor and ballet dancer who was the preeminent male classical dancer of the 1970s and ’80s. He subsequently became a noted dance director. Baryshnikov’s acting credits include the TV series Sex and the City.
