When Russian choreographer Boris Eifman looked at the works of famous 1920s American literature, he was enchanted by the decade’s opulence and the nation’s developing entertainment industry. The era’s ...

2005-06-07 04:00:00 PDT St. Petersburg, Russia-- Russian ballet has typically been devoid of innovation, new developments and anything risque. Its connotations tend toward the more traditional: a ...

2 OH, MARY! Reveals Tour Dates and Cities For 2026-27 3 OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dates and Cities Segerstrom Center for the Arts is excitingly welcoming the return of the Eifman Ballet ...

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NEW YORK — There are those who adore Boris Eifman and those who disdain his works, with equal vociferousness in both camps. But no one can accuse him of being anything less than true to his artistic ...

Russian choreographer Boris Eifman feels a special kinship with Don Quixote. Cervantes’ story of a crazed old dreamer who fancies himself a noble knight errant struck a special chord with him when he ...

This shouldn’t take long. The new Boris Eifman ballet, Who’s Who , is just as ghastly as previous Eifman ballets, This shouldn’t take long. The new Boris Eifman ballet, Who’s Who , is just as ghastly ...

There are bad ballets, and then there is Boris Eifman. In Saint Petersburg, where he established his company in 1977, as well as in many other places, he is extravagantly admired. He was admired in ...

Boris Eifman’s The Seagull. A Ballet Story brings Chekhov’s timeless drama to life through ballet, capturing the tension between failure and success. On the opening night of The Seagull by Anton ...