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Sergei Filin, artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, speaks to journalists as he leaves a hospital in Moscow February 4, 2013. Filin was quoted on Sunday as saying he knew who was behind an attack on him in which a masked assailant splashed acid over his face threatening his eyesight. 
Credit: Reuters

Bolshoi dancer who played villains admits acid attack in real-life ‘Black Swan’ incident

Russian police detained one of the Bolshoi Ballet’s top dancers on Tuesday over an acid attack that nearly blinded the troupe’s artistic director and exposed fierce backstage rivalries at the famed theatre.

Posted in International
Tagged acid attach, black swan, Bolshoi ballet, International, Pavel Dmitrichenko, Sergei Filin | Reply
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