Legendary Russian ballet dancer and choreographer Yuri Grigorovich has died aged 98. Born in the Soviet city of Leningrad to a ballet family, Grigorovich’s career – as a dancer, then ...

By coincidence, his death was announced on the same day as that of one of his favourite dancers, Yuri Vladimirov, who was 83. Grigorovich's wife Natalia Bessmertnova, a prima ballerina at the ...

Legendary Russian ballet figure Yuri Grigorovich, who was for three decades the lead choreographer at Moscow's famed Bolshoi Theatre, has died aged 98. Born in the Soviet city of Leningrad to a ...

Russian ballet maestro Yuri Grigorovich, considered one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century, has died at the age of 98, the Bolshoi Theatre said on Monday. Grigorovich, artistic ...

"Yuri Grigorovich, one of the key figures in the world of ballet in the second half of the 20th century, has died," the Bolshoi said on social media. "An entire era has come to an end," Saint ...

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Russian ballet legend Yuri Grigorovich gestures during a final rehearsal of 'A Legend of Love' ballet on the stage of the Bolshoi theater in Moscow, 23 April 2002. ALEXANDER NEMENOV / AFP ...

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Acclaimed Russian ballet choreographer, Yuri Grigorovich, has died aged 98. Described as one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century, he was artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from ...