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Blinded Bolshoi Ballet Director Sergei Filin: ‘The Dancing, I See Perfectly’

DANCE Posted: May 21, 2014 1:02 am

“In a rehearsal, he micromanages every last nuance of expression – the curve of the fingers, the gestures, musical timing – as he coaches dancers through a pas de deux. He runs from corner to corner, with Chudin following, and (Filin can’t help himself) he demonstrates how Chudin should jump. Quick and light, like a jackrabbit. Watching him, his mother covers her eyes.”

DANCE Published: 05.17.14

Read the story in The Washington Post Published: 05.17.14

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