Toxic Turmoil at the Bolshoi
Sergei Filin, artistic director of Russia’s prestigious Bolshoi Ballet, gestures during an interview in a still image from footage shot by REN TV in a Moscow hospital January 18, 2013. A masked attacker threw acid in the face of the artistic director of Russia’s prestigious Bolshoi Ballet, endangering his eyesight, in what colleagues said on Friday was the culmination of a two-week campaign of intimidation. REUTERS/REN TV via Reuters TV (RUSSIA – Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW ENTERTAINMENT) MANDATORY CREDIT. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Moscow’s famous Bolshoi Ballet appointed a new temporary artistic director this week.
A former ballerina will take the place of Sergei Filin, who was viciously attacked with acid last week.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with journalist Anna Nemtsova in Moscow about the latest on the investigation and the reportedly toxic atmosphere at the Bolshoi.
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