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The Mikhailovsky is half the size of the Bolshoi and has always languished in the shadow of St Petersburg's older and more illustrious Mariinsky Ballet.
Who's pulling the strings in Russia's ballet revolution? 2012
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Mixed reception: the Mikhailovsky Ballet premieres its controversial new Sleeping Beauty.
Who's pulling the strings in Russia's ballet revolution? 2012
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This seems unlikely to be the production with which the Mikhailovsky will conquer New York.
Who's pulling the strings in Russia's ballet revolution? 2012
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Looking for an impresario who could bring the Mikhailovsky to the United States, Kekhman was directed to the Manhattan offices of Sergei Danilian.
Who's pulling the strings in Russia's ballet revolution? 2012
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To bring these into focus, we need to scroll back to 2007, when the Mikhailovsky theatre was in disrepair and its struggling ballet company attracting little attention.
Who's pulling the strings in Russia's ballet revolution? 2012
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But success on the world ballet stage is not accomplished by hostile takeovers and the Mikhailovsky needs to become more than a holding company for Danilian's star clients.
Who's pulling the strings in Russia's ballet revolution? 2012
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In July 2010, Kekhman stunned the ballet world by announcing that from the following January, Duato would lead the Mikhailovsky Ballet as artistic director.
Who's pulling the strings in Russia's ballet revolution? 2012
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For world-ranked dancers such as Osipova and Vasiliev to transfer to such a company was unheard of and was a huge coup for the Mikhailovsky.
Who's pulling the strings in Russia's ballet revolution? 2012
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Sarafanov had been a principal dancer at the Mariinsky and had been persuaded by a highly favourable contract to make the cross-town journey to the Mikhailovsky.
Who's pulling the strings in Russia's ballet revolution? 2012
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Pouring $40m of his own money into the state-owned theatre, Kekhman persuaded the authorities to appoint him the Mikhailovsky's general director.
Who's pulling the strings in Russia's ballet revolution? 2012
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