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Bolshoi Ballet

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

noun

  1. a ballet company founded in Moscow in 1776.


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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 • Feb. 6, 2026

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 • Oct. 26, 2023

As for the 1972 “Anna Karenina” that Maya Plisetskaya choreographed for the Bolshoi Ballet, Wheater did not care for its score, by Rodion Shchedrin.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2023

Practicing positions at the Bolshoi Ballet School in 1958.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2022

Wherever he traveled in the world, he rarely took time to enjoy the local culture or history, such as Machu Picchu in Peru or the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French