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Bolshoi Ballet Director Injured In Acid Attack
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The artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, 42-year-old Sergei Filin, may lose his eyesight, after a masked man threw acid in his face as he was leaving his apartment building in Moscow late Thursday.
Filin, a former Bolshoi star, became director of the famed Bolshoi Theater two years ago.
He immediately drew fire decisions he made, such as hiring American ballet star David Hallberg as a principal dancer, and giving Hallberg the starring role on the night the company's theater re-opened after extensive renovations.
- Related: H&N interview with David Hallberg (June 2012)
A Bolshoi spokesperson told Russian television, "We never imagined that a war for roles... could reach this level of crime."
- Russia Today: Masked Moscow attacker throws acid at face of Bolshoi Theater’s artistic director
- Dance Magazine: Inside Sergei Filin's Bolshoi Ballet
Guest:
- Luke Jennings, dance critic for The Observer in London. He tweets @LukeJennings1.
This segment aired on January 18, 2013.