The Dancer Who Ran: Baryshnikov's Daring Defection
On June 29, 1974, ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov slipped past his KGB minders in Toronto and defected to the West in a daring stage-door escape.
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The Ballet That Flopped: Swan Lake's Rough First Night
On March 4, 1877, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake premiered in Moscow to a shrug — the composer died never knowing it would become the most famous ballet on Earth.