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Article: Bolshoi Head Makes a Bow; Former Dancer Hopes to Revive Ailing Moscow Institution
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- The Washington Post
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- March 25, 1995
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On the stage where he had basked in applause so many times before,
the great dancer bowed again today, and he moved as fluidly as ever.
This time, though, Vladimir Vasiliev was not wearing tights, but a
silky gray suit, suitable attire for embarking on what will surely be
his most challenging role: savior of the Bolshoi Theater.
On the orders of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Vasiliev was
officially presented today as the new artistic director of Russia's
premier cultural establishment. Speaking to a theater nearly
overflowing with his colleagues -- dancers, singers, violinists,
stagehands, ushers and others -- Vasiliev urged an end to the
fratricide and stagnation that have laid this ...