'I COULDN'T KEEP IT INSIDE': BALLET STAR OLGA SMIRNOVA ON QUITTING THE BOLSHOI AND FLEEING RUSSIA
(Lyndsey Winship's article appeared in the Guardian, 4/5/22; via Pam Green; Photo: Â After Putin invaded Ukraine, the Russian dancer denounced the war, left the Kremlin-allied company " and flew out of Moscow that night. As she prepares for her debut at the Dutch National Ballet, Smirnova speaks for the first time.) "My life totally changed […]