Moscow, May 19, 2025 (AFP) - Russian ballet patriarch Yuri Grigorovich dies at 98

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2025-05-19

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 ballet family, Grigorovich's career -- as a dancer then choreographer -- spanned 80 years. For much of it, he was the artistic powerhouse behind the Bolshoi, which he was said to have run with an iron fist. "Yuri Grigorovich, one of the key figures in the......

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