“Swan Lake is a classic Russian ballet, and who better to share this timeless love story than this renowned company of dancers,” said Margaret Devaney, dean of the College of Visual and ...

A Russian ballet dancer who was an outspoken critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine has mysteriously plunged to his death from the fifth floor of a building. Vladimir Shklyarov, a married father of ...

Vladimir Shklyarov, an acclaimed Russian ballet dancer, has died at age 39 after falling from a building, according to a representative for the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

(CNN) — Vladimir Shklyarov, a world-renowned Russian ballet star, has died after falling from the fifth floor of a building on Saturday. His death was confirmed by the Mariinsky Theater, a venue in ...

The ballet announced his death Monday at the age of 98. From Moscow, NPR's Charles Maynes has the story of a man whose productions were wildly popular at home and potent in the Cold War culture wars.

Vladimir Shklyarov, who danced with Russia's prestigious Mariinsky Ballet Theatre, died Friday after reportedly falling from a fifth-floor balcony. He was 39.

Ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov from the Mariinsky Ballet performs during a dress rehearsal of ‘Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux’ at the Saddlers Wells theatre in London, on October 15, 2008.