Article: The return of grandeur: the Bolshoi brings classic strengths and signature stars to the U.S.(Bolshoi Ballet Company)

When Moscow's 200-year-old Bolshoi Ballet first began visiting the West in the 1950s, it thrilled audiences with its unabashed bravado and abandon. Today's troupe retains the bigness and boldness, but its performing profile has evolved intriguingly. The Bolshoi men's style, which was sometimes vigorous to the point of athletic near-brutality up through the 1960s, has become more refined. Indeed, as will likely be visible when the Bolshoi returns to the United States this June ("Where They'll Dance," page 34), among its current roster of principal dancers are some of the most meticulous classical stylists in the world.

The Bolshoi's first visit here since 2007 ...

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