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Russia's Bolshoi Theater to tour China with ballet "Don Quixote"

STORY: Russia's Bolshoi Theater to tour China with ballet "Don Quixote" DATELINE: April 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian): VLADIMIR URIN, General director of the Bolshoi Theater 3. various of the press conference 4. various of the Bolshoi Theater 5. various of the ballet performance STORYLINE: The Bolshoi Theater of Russia plans to tour China in July this year, Vladimir Urin, the theater's general director, announced on Wednesday at a press conference. Urin also noted that the theater would broaden cooperation with China. SOUNDBITE (Russian): VLADIMIR URIN, General director of the Bolshoi Theater "Now particular cooperation is underway. We are now signing a contract for the tour of our ballet troupe in the month of July, starting from July 25 in Beijing. Our ballet troupe will go and show four performances of 'Don Quixote' and two large gala concerts of our leading soloists of the Bolshoi Theater." Xinhua

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Akane Takada wins Lausanne ballet contest for student dancers

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Akane Takada poses for photographers after winning the prestigious Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 3. The 17-year-old dancer from Tokyo, who trains at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, was among seven competitors who won the prize for young student dancers aiming to pursue a professional career.

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Ex-Bolshoi Ballet soloist Iwata performs solo dance

ULAN-UDE, Russia - Morihiro Iwata, artistic director at the Buryat National Academic Opera and Ballet House in the Russian republic of Buryatia, performs a solo dance in Ulan-Ude on Dec. 12, 2014, during a show to commemorate the establishment of his arts foundation to promote local artistic activities. Iwata was a soloist at the Bolshoi Ballet.

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Ex-Bolshoi Ballet soloist Iwata founds arts foundation

ULAN-UDE, Russia - People concerned pose before a show in Ulan-Ude in the Russian republic of Buryatia on Dec. 12, 2014, to commemorate the establishment of an arts foundation by Morihiro Iwata, artistic director at the Buryat National Academic Opera and Ballet House, to promote local artistic activities. Iwata was a soloist at the Bolshoi Ballet.

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Ex-Bolshoi Ballet soloist Iwata founds arts foundation

ULAN-UDE, Russia - Morihiro Iwata (front), artistic director at the Buryat National Academic Opera and Ballet House in the Russian republic of Buryatia, greets guests before a show in Ulan-Ude on Dec. 12, 2014, to commemorate the establishment of his arts foundation to promote local artistic activities. Iwata was a soloist at the Bolshoi Ballet.

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Russian ballet troupes perform at Sochi Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - The Mariinsky Ballet (L) and Bolshoi Ballet troupes perform during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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1st performance directed by ex-Bolshoi dancer Iwata

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata (R) gives instruction to a dancer at the Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in capital city Ulan-Ude in the Republic of Buryat in East Siberia under the Russian Federation on Nov. 2, 2012. Iwata, who was the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, provided the first ballet performance he directed at the theater the same day.

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1st performance directed by ex-Bolshoi dancer Iwata

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata (L front) examines a rehearsal at the Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in capital city Ulan-Ude in the Republic of Buryat in East Siberia under the Russian Federation on Nov. 2, 2012. Iwata, who was the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, provided the first ballet performance he directed at the theater the same day.

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Iwata gives farewell performance as Bolshoi dancer

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, receives flowers as he and other performers take a curtain call at the company's Moscow theater on July 17, 2012. It was the final performance at the ballet company by the 41-year-old first soloist, who joined the company in 1995.

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Iwata gives farewell performance as Bolshoi dancer

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, gives his farewell performance at the company's Moscow theater on July 17, 2012. The 41-year-old first soloist joined the ballet company in 1995.

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Russian ballerina Plisetskaya

MOSCOW, Russia - Maya Plisetskaya, formerly the prima ballerina of Russia's Bolshoi Theater for many years, gives a speech in Moscow on Feb. 28, 2012, wearing the medal, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. The Japanese Embassy in Moscow held a ceremony to bestow the honor on her in recognition of her contributions to the development of ballet in Japan.

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Russian ballerina Plisetskaya

MOSCOW, Russia - Maya Plisetskaya (L), formerly the prima ballerina of Russia's Bolshoi Theater for many years, gives a speech in Moscow on Feb. 28, 2012, wearing the medal, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. The Japanese Embassy in Moscow held a ceremony to bestow the honor on her in recognition of her contributions to the development of ballet in Japan. To the right are Japanese Ambassador to Russia Chikahito Harada and his wife.

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Bolshoi dancer Iwata

TOKYO, Japan - Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. Iwata, 41, will retire later in the year.

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Bolshoi soloist Iwata to retire

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at the Bolshoi Theater Ballet.

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Bolshoi soloist Iwata to retire

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata (back), the only Japanese soloist at the Bolshoi Theater Ballet, dances during a charity ballet performance to aid victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, in Moscow in June 2011.

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Bolshoi soloist Iwata

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at the Bolshoi Theater Ballet, dances during a charity ballet performance to aid victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, in Moscow in June 2011.

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Koizumi watches 'Nutcracker' ballet at Bolshoi

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi watches the ''Nutcracker'' ballet at the Bolshoi Theater on Jan. 9, his first outing in Moscow after a 10-hour flight from Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-BALLET COMPETITION

(220611) -- MOSCOW, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Georgy Bolsunovsky and Natalya Bobrova of Russia perform during the XIV International Ballet Competition at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia, June 10, 2022. The competition is held here from June 3 to 11. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-BALLET COMPETITION

(220611) -- MOSCOW, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Georgy Bolsunovsky and Natalya Bobrova of Russia perform during the XIV International Ballet Competition at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia, June 10, 2022. The competition is held here from June 3 to 11. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-BALLET COMPETITION

(220611) -- MOSCOW, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maxim Izmestyev of Russia performs during the XIV International Ballet Competition at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia, June 10, 2022. The competition is held here from June 3 to 11. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-BALLET COMPETITION

(220611) -- MOSCOW, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wagner de Carvalho and Amanda of Brazil perform during the XIV International Ballet Competition at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia, June 10, 2022. The competition is held here from June 3 to 11. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-BALLET COMPETITION

(220611) -- MOSCOW, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yujin Kim of South Korea performs during the XIV International Ballet Competition at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia, June 10, 2022. The competition is held here from June 3 to 11. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-BALLET COMPETITION

(220611) -- MOSCOW, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liriy Wakabayashi of Japan and Kubanych Shamakeev of Kyrgyzstan perform during the XIV International Ballet Competition at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia, June 10, 2022. The competition is held here from June 3 to 11. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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Koizumi watches 'Nutcracker' ballet at Bolshoi

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi watches the ''Nutcracker'' ballet at the Bolshoi Theater on Jan. 9, his first outing in Moscow after a 10-hour flight from Tokyo. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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The Bolshoi Ballet film (1957)

Galina Ulanova Characters: Giselle / Swan Film: The Bolshoi Ballet (1953) Director: Paul Czinner 01 October 1957 Date: 01-Oct-57

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Japanese dancer performs at Buryat Theater in Eastern Siberia

Morihiro Iwata, a Japanese ballet dancer and former soloist of the Russian Bolshoi Theater Ballet, performs at the Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in Ulan-Ude in Russia's Eastern Siberia on April 29, 2015. Iwata has planned and is to organize the Russo-Japan Cultural Festival for Peace and Friendship, which will be held at the theater on Sept. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Bolshoi Ballet soloist founds fund to aid artistic activities in Siberia

Morihiro Iwata, a former Japanese soloist of the Bolshoi Ballet troupe, talks in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Dec. 11, 2015, about a fund he has set up to support artistic activities in eastern Siberia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Akane Takada wins Lausanne ballet contest for student dancers

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Akane Takada poses for photographers after winning the prestigious Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 3. The 17-year-old dancer from Tokyo, who trains at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, was among seven competitors who won the prize for young student dancers aiming to pursue a professional career. (Kyodo)

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Russian ballerina Plisetskaya

MOSCOW, Russia - Maya Plisetskaya (L), formerly the prima ballerina of Russia's Bolshoi Theater for many years, gives a speech in Moscow on Feb. 28, 2012, wearing the medal, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. The Japanese Embassy in Moscow held a ceremony to bestow the honor on her in recognition of her contributions to the development of ballet in Japan. To the right are Japanese Ambassador to Russia Chikahito Harada and his wife. (Kyodo)

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Russian ballerina Plisetskaya

MOSCOW, Russia - Maya Plisetskaya, formerly the prima ballerina of Russia's Bolshoi Theater for many years, gives a speech in Moscow on Feb. 28, 2012, wearing the medal, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. The Japanese Embassy in Moscow held a ceremony to bestow the honor on her in recognition of her contributions to the development of ballet in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Bolshoi dancer Iwata

TOKYO, Japan - Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. Iwata, 41, will retire later in the year. (Kyodo)

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Bolshoi soloist Iwata to retire

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at the Bolshoi Theater Ballet. (Kyodo)

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Bolshoi soloist Iwata to retire

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata (back), the only Japanese soloist at the Bolshoi Theater Ballet, dances during a charity ballet performance to aid victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, in Moscow in June 2011. (Kyodo)

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Bolshoi soloist Iwata

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at the Bolshoi Theater Ballet, dances during a charity ballet performance to aid victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, in Moscow in June 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japan dancers 1st, 3rd in ballet competition in Russia

Japanese dancers Koya Okawa (L) and Midori Terada pose for a photo at the back of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow on June 20, 2017, after Okawa earned the top prize in the men's duet category and Terada won third prize in the women's duet division at the XIII International Ballet Competition and Contest of Choreographers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bolshoi Ballet prima Zakharova meets with Japanese PM Abe

Svetlana Zakharova, a prima ballerina with Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 6, 2017. Abe attended a performance of "Giselle" starring Zakharova on June 4. The Bolshoi Ballet will perform in Japan until June 19 as part of Russian cultural exchange events. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bolshoi Ballet prima Zakharova meets with Japanese PM Abe

Svetlana Zakharova, a prima ballerina with Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, pays a courtesy call on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 6, 2017. Abe attended a performance of "Giselle" starring Zakharova on June 4. The Bolshoi Ballet will perform in Japan until June 19 as part of Russian cultural exchange events. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo