World-renowned ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov made international headlines when he defected from the Soviet Union in 1974. He has remained largely non-political ever since. Now, Baryshnikov tells ...

American Ballet Theater opened its season with an all-Twyla Tharp program, featuring her first dance for the company, “Push Comes to Shove,” and the for-the-ages “Bach Partita.” By Brian Seibert ...

A new fundraiser has been organized by Russian-born citizens to aide Ukranian refugees amidst Russia’s attacks on the country. Mikhail Baryshnikov is one of the leaders of the True Russia initiative, ...

Legendary Russian-American dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov has denounced Donald Trump as a "totalitarian opportunist,' saying the Republican presidential candidate's speeches remind him of his years in the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present "Solos with Piano or Not...An Evening of Music and Dance with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Pianist Pedja Muzijevic" at 8 p ...

Mikhail Baryshnikov calls the experience of working on “The Old Woman” with artist-director Robert Wilson one of the most complicated and challenging of his career. Baryshnikov, who has shifted from ...

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 ...

Emanuela Barilla is presenting the U.S. premiere of Yasushi Inoue's The Hunting Gun from March 16 - April 15, 2023 (Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30pm, Sunday at 2pm) at Baryshnikov Arts Center, ...

You might know Mikhail Baryshnikov, 65, as one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time, or perhaps you recognize him as the actor who played Carrie’s love interest in the final season of “Sex in ...

Nov. 17 (UPI) --Legendary Russian ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov received a special honor this week at Buckingham Palace, which was bestowed by Queen Elizabeth before her death and the Royal Dance ...