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Bolshoi ballet was 'giant brothel' claims former dancer - Magda Hassan - 21-03-2013

Like so many others elite professional dancers find they are regarded as just little Natashas and play things for those that own their world.
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Bolshoi ballet was 'giant brothel' claims former dancer

[Image: _66500974_russian.jpg] Volochkova was controversially fired from the Bolshoi in 2003
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The Bolshoi Ballet has been mired in further controversy after a former soloist claimed female dancers were forced to sleep with wealthy patrons.
Anastasia Volochkova accused the theatre's general director of turning the company "into a giant brothel".
Outspoken Volochkova, who has dabbled in TV talent and talk shows, was fired from the Bolshoi in 2003 for being too heavy.
General director Anatoly Iksanov dismissed the claims as "ravings".
Volochkova made the allegations during an interview on a television talk show in Russia on Sunday, later repeating them in a radio interview with Russian News Service.
"It mainly happened with the corps du ballet but also with the soloists," she said.
'Dirt and ravings' "Ten years ago, when I was dancing at the theatre, I repeatedly received such propositions to share the beds of oligarchs.
"The girls were forced to go along to grand dinners and given advance warning that afterwards they would be expected to go to bed and have sex," she alleged.
"When the girls asked: 'What happens if we refuse?', they were told that they would not go on tour or even perform at the Bolshoi theatre. Can you imagine?"
The allegations were put to Iksanov during a news conference at the theatre on Tuesday, to which he responded: "I don't comment on dirt and ravings."
[Image: _66501719_paveldmitrichenko.jpg] Dmitrichenko has admitted to discussing an attack on Sergei Filin, but denies ordering the use of acid
It is the latest in a series of controversial events surrounding the world famous Russian theatre, which has become notorious for infighting and rivalry.
One of its top dancers, Pavel Dmitrichenko, is facing trial for allegedly ordering an acid attack on the ballet's artistic director Sergei Filin in January.
Filin's eyesight was damaged and he received severe burns to his face when sulphuric acid was thrown in his face outside his home in central Moscow.
More than 300 staff at the theatre last week signed an open letter to President Vladimir Putin saying that they believed Dmitrichenko was not capable of ordering such a crime and suggesting he had been pressured into making a confession.
Volochkova was fired from the Bolshoi in 2003 with Iksanov saying she was too tall and heavy for male partners to lift.
She eventually won a legal claim against the ballet theatre, although her career never really recovered.
She has since dabbled in opposition politics and appeared on TV talent shows, while her private life has frequently appeared in the pages of Russian gossip magazines. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21856516



Bolshoi ballet was 'giant brothel' claims former dancer - Peter Lemkin - 21-03-2013

More of an opera [or soap opera] than a ballet, it seems.....


Bolshoi ballet was 'giant brothel' claims former dancer - David Guyatt - 30-03-2013

I've wondered for the best part of my life what an "Allonge" was, and now I learn it is to "elongate" and is often used with an "Arbesque"

The definition of Arabesque is "is the position of the body supported on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body with the knee straight. The standing leg may be either bent, in plie, or straight."

I saw this in the film Last Tango in Paris.

Those Russians, eh...


Bolshoi ballet was 'giant brothel' claims former dancer - Dawn Meredith - 31-03-2013

David Guyatt Wrote:I've wondered for the best part of my life what an "Allonge" was, and now I learn it is to "elongate" and is often used with an "Arbesque"

The definition of Arabesque is "is the position of the body supported on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body with the knee straight. The standing leg may be either bent, in plie, or straight."

I saw this in the film Last Tango in Paris.

Those Russians, eh...
Wow. I only saw that film one time in the theatre when it was released and barely remember it.
If there was dance I would love those parts but
the film kinda left me cold.


Bolshoi ballet was 'giant brothel' claims former dancer - David Guyatt - 31-03-2013

Dawn Meredith Wrote:
David Guyatt Wrote:I've wondered for the best part of my life what an "Allonge" was, and now I learn it is to "elongate" and is often used with an "Arbesque"

The definition of Arabesque is "is the position of the body supported on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body with the knee straight. The standing leg may be either bent, in plie, or straight."

I saw this in the film Last Tango in Paris.

Those Russians, eh...
Wow. I only saw that film one time in the theatre when it was released and barely remember it.
If there was dance I would love those parts but
the film kinda left me cold.

Sorry Dawn, it was a just a tad tongue in cheek. :wavey: