... Stage with choreography from Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Mauris Petipa. 7 p.m. <br /> Thursday, May 17th Giselle: Yury Grigorovich’s version of Adolphe Adam’s ballet. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m. Igor Moiseyev Folk Dance Ensemble in a concert. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m. Friday, May 18th Cinderella (Zolushka): Prokofiev’s ballet based on the fairy tale. Choreographed and staged by Oleg Vinogradov. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater...

... adventures of a country gentleman who sets out to right the world’s wrongs. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m. Rodin: (See Thurs. listing.) Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m. Saturday, May 26th Camera: a contemporary dance piece choreographed by Ann Van den Broek. Aktovy Zal. 6 p.m. Sunday, May 27th Camera: (See Sat. listing.) Aktovy Zal. 6 p.m. La Esmeralda: Pugni’s ballet based on Victor Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Libretto, choreography...

... on to win glory in Europe and the United States. Now 71, Makarova is retired, but she was the undisputed star over the weekend at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater as ballet greats gathered to pay her tribute. It was part of a rare and wonderful dance weekend courtesy of the Youth America Grand Prix, or YAGP, a global ballet scholarship competition. It's in the nature of the art of dance that we almost never get to hear the artists speak. That's why it was special to hear Makarova, in taped interviews...

... from Israel. China Town Cafe. 9 p.m. Unite It: from Brit pop to lounge. B2. 9 p.m. Vadim Ivashchenko and Boneshakers: r&b, rock, rockabilly, swing. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m. Yoki: folk rock. Bilingua. 9 p.m. Friday, May 25th Andy Stott: electronic dance music from Britain. Hecq: IDM from Germany. Shestnadtsat Tonn. Midnight. Anna Levshina (jazz vocals) and the Yevgeny Grechishchev Trio. Igor Butman Club Na Sokole. 8:30 p.m. Ashanti (jazz vocals) and the Oleg Butman Trio. Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh...

... &quot;Jewels,&quot; widely considered the first-ever full-length abstract ballet. Created 45 years ago for Balanchine's own New York City Ballet, it has subsequently been staged, in full or in part, by more than 60 other dance companies throughout the world. The Bolshoi Theater presents its second ballet premiere of the current season Saturday, George Balanchine's "Jewels," widely considered the first-ever full-length abstract ballet. Created 45 years...

... Butman Club Na Sokole. 8:30 p.m. Argishty: Armenian flutes. Dom. 8 p.m. Bosco Fresh Fest: Submotion Orchestra from Britain, Krasnoznamennaya Diviziya Imeni Moyei Babushki and Grisha Urgant from Moscow. Park Gorkogo. 8 p.m. Bubamara Brass Band: Balkan dance music. FAQ Cafe. 8 p.m. Chizh & Co. : rock from St. Petersburg. Milk Moscow. 8 p.m. Crazy Dance Session. FAQ Cafe. Midnight. Dizzy Riders: funk, r&b, blues rock, soul. Roadhouse small hall. 8:30 p.m. Dr. Agranovsky and Chyorny Khleb: blues. Roadhouse...

No dance troupe in the world, even today's New York City Ballet, the company which George Balanchine founded in 1946 and led until his death 39 years later, is likely to do real justice to all three of the diversely styled...

... Sea, and residents were forcibly evicted without proper compensation. The 28-year-old pop singer won with the song “Euphoria” in the annual competition of 42 countries, delighting viewers and the contest’s professional judges and dancing barefoot as she sang. After the show, traditionally heavy on kitsch, bizarre costumes and dramatic presentation but low on politics, Loreen steered clear of any controversial statements. “This is about all of us! Thank you so very much!”...

... outfits, which were designed to make movement and protecting oneself easier in the event of an emergency situation. Such practical advice contrasts starkly with the glossy magazines from the 1930s, in which brightly-colored cocktail and party dresses danced across the pages. Most Soviet fashion publications made sure to include pages showcasing international fashion trends. After the war, many women were keen to go ice skating — an affordable and entertaining pastime and a cheerful winter alternative...

Clouds of hashish and cigarette smoke float across a screen showing a dancing Pakistani woman, who evokes yowls of excitement from the hundreds of Afghan men passing their time in one of the capital's rundown cinemas. KABUL, Afghanistan — Clouds of hashish and cigarette smoke float across...

... Service. After Putin is sworn in as president, the Russian national anthem will be sung by a choir made up of female singers from the Large Academic Choir and male singers from the A. Alexander Russian Army Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance. The choir will also perform the song “Glory” from an opera by Glinka. A 30-gun salute from the Kremlin Naberezhnaya will meet Putin’s exit to the Red Porch. During a parade of the presidential regiment, an elite military...

... organizers. "We exchange one type of good for another," Stepanova said. Blagomarket will also host master classes from professional stylists, make-up artists, aromatherapists and painters and entertain visitors with a plov party, music and dancing. In 2011, Blagomarket raised just over 350,000 rubles ($11,000). This year, they hope to raise 500,000. The money will go to Eduard Alexeyev, a 27-year-old from the Rostov region who requires 250,000 rubles for rehabilitation treatment to help...

... just want to shout: I don't believe it!" a commentator called Marietta wrote, while another called Alina attacked her "lying." Spletnik sneered that Sobchak is simply on trend. "It's not fashionable any more to show off diamonds, dance on tables or smear black caviar on the walls of Courchevel hotels," it wrote. "Now everyone is reading poetry and trying to say clever things about eternal values." Sobchak has even let her roots grow out to be like "99 percent...

... Kolotushkin are still remembered countrywide at Victory Day celebrations, which the southern city of Volgograd in particular prides itself on. This time around, the city hosted more than 100 events over the extended May holidays. Concerts, exhibitions and dance performances lent the center a celebratory mood, with locals and guests mixing freely and visiting open-air events side by side. A delegation of Ukrainian veterans watching the military parade Wednesday morning said they were left speechless by...

... Beethoven’s Sonata No. 31 and Schubert’s Sonata No. 11. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 29th Evening of Violin Music. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m. Free admission. Himalayas: sitar music, North Indian classical vocals and dance. Dom. 8 p.m. Khibla Gerzmava (soprano) performs Donizetti, Verdi and Glinka. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m. MT Pick Veronique Gens (soprano) and the National Philharmonic of Russia perform Mozart, Bizet and Berlioz. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7...

... supporters, and scuffles broke out. When the pro-Putin supporters stuck a sign saying, "Putin loves everyone," around the neck of a small boy, his mother reacted angrily. "It's a sect," she said, without giving her name. From there, the dance between the two sides moved to Tverskoi Bulvar, where hundreds of people headed toward Pushkin Square only to be chased back by riot police. Police vans lined both sides of the boulevard, and police officers were armed with fire extinguishers in...

... behind-the-scenes drama that follows this innovative and influential band to this day. Formula Kino Gorizont Sat. at 7 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles. Festival Beat Film: Girl Walk: All Day (2011): Jacob Krupnick directs a feature-length music video dance performance. Formula Kino Gorizont Sun. at 9:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles. Festival Beat Film: God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (2011): Mike Fleiss and Mike Piscitelli’s documentary on this musician and reality-show star features never seen...

... remodeled only two years ago and now treats its well-turned-out audiences to a new facade and retooled sound system. The recently opened nightclub Ikra (2 Prospekt Pobedi; +7 4152-34-34-44; vk.com/kamikra ) boasts European-style furnishings, a glossy dance floor and a pack of security guards who enforce strict face control at the door. A few drinks deep, you'll swear you're in Moscow. Local bards perform on Friday and Saturday evenings at Zelyonaya Kareta (1a Solnechnaya Ulitsa; +7 4152-33-71-11)...