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©Anna Yermolova

 

 

Squiring the Bolshoi Abroad

“We’re basically all hoping to break even.”
 

 

Dancers in the Dark 
Rough waters for Russia’s  Bolshoi Theatre

The Defector

“Are you sure you want to do this?” I asked.
“Absolutely,” she said.

 

 The stories of Lana and Marina Dukovskaya are fictional. 
 
 

  Dancing defectors, vengeful primas, backstage scandals 

 For readers who want to learn more ... 

The Chosen One(s)
A Rite of Spring in midwinter

 
 

More Everything
Dukovskayas on tumblr.

 
 

Educator's Guide
For classroom use.

 
 

and  the culture games of the Cold War, 

 are not. 

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