Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. World-renowned ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov made international headlines when he defected from the Soviet Union in 1974. He ...

In a new adaptation of "The Cherry Orchard," at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York, the center's namesake is playing an old servant. "I am almost 75, and I am playing 85 years old, you know? Okay ...

Enemies and critics of Vladimir Putin have been known to end up dead, but even as a Russian, Mikhail Baryshnikov isn’t afraid. And that’s not to mention the mysterious poisoning deaths of journalists ...

Chris Giarmo gives a push to Mikhail Baryshnikov and Tymberly Canale in Anton Chekhov's "Man in a Case" at ArtsEmerson. (T. Charles Erickson) BOSTON — There may be some cosmic, cultural reason why ...

“However, if I were to summarize, my main interest is the nature of time. That’s what interests me most of all. What time can do to a man.” — Joseph Brodsky in an interview with Sven Birkerts for the ...

Portland Arts Watch talked to Mikhail Baryshnikov more than a week ago. He was in Hawaii with his dance partner for this short tour, Ana Laguna and agreed to chat with us by phone. We collected some ...

Baryshnikov Arts and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s will present an evening-length immersive co-production celebrating two milestone anniversaries—20 and 50 years, respectively—on Thursday, May 8 at 7 PM ...

Reporting from New York — It is early afternoon at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. On the fourth floor, a woman in a black leotard dances in a large studio with high ceilings and great views of the ...

Yes, he even falls with grace. Mikhail Baryshnikov doesn’t get much opportunity to dance in “Man in a Case,” a performance piece that has been adapted from the Anton Chekhov short stories “The Man in ...