Remembering a Ballet Legend in Russia; a Monkey Census in Nepal : State of the World From NPR

Remembering a Ballet Legend in Russia; a Monkey Census in Nepal : State of the World from NPR

Russians remember the longtime artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, who died recently. Yuri Grigorovich held the position for the last three decades of the Soviet Union and staged productions that were wildly popular at home and projected soft power overseas. And in Nepal, people have complained of monkey's stealing food from their property for years. Now, the government is holding its first-ever monkey census to understand exactly how bad t…

Yuri Grigorovich, 1927-2025, Redefined Russian Ballet - Pointe Magazine

Yuri Grigorovich, a choreographer and ballet master who helped define Soviet-era Russian ballet, died on May 19, 2025. He was 98.

Yuri Grigorovich, 1927–2025, Redefined Russian Ballet

Grigorovich's choreography moved the Russian style from its pantomime-heavy past to a future that foregrounded pure dance expression.