Russian Ballet Director Attacked With Acid

[From article]
"What happened with Sergei Filin was not accidental," Ratmansky, now an artist-in-residence at the American Ballet Theater, posted on his Facebook page. "The Bolshoi has many ills. It's a disgusting cesspool, of those developing friendships with the artists, the speculators and scalpers, the half-crazy fans ready to bite the throats of the rivals of their favorites, the cynical hackers, the lies in the press and the scandalous interviews of staff.
"This is all one snowball caused by the lack of any ethics at the theater."

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Jan 18, 2:36 PM EST
BOLSHOI BALLET CHIEF HAS SURGERY AFTER ACID ATTACK
BY LYNN BERRY AND NATALIYA VASILYEVA
ASSOCIATED PRESS