Bolshoi Ballet

American  

[bohl-shoi, bol-] / ˈboʊl ʃɔɪ, ˈbɒl- /

noun

1. a ballet company founded in Moscow in 1776.

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Example Sentences

Eisenhower wasn’t known for his interest in the arts, but there was a Cold War purpose: a response to Soviet propaganda-based programs such as the Bolshoi Ballet.

From The Wall Street Journal

Described as one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century, he was artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995, which he is said to have led with an iron fist.

From BBC

In 2012, she accompanied Mr. Mitchell to Russia, where she had toured with the company 24 years earlier, to assist with lectures and instruction at top ballet schools including the Bolshoi Ballet Academy.

From New York Times

But one of the most notable moments in the Caird Hall's history took place outside when it was transformed into Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet building for the 1983 BBC drama An Englishman Abroad.

From BBC

She was then invited, along with four other teenagers, to study in Moscow at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy.

From New York Times