The ballet world is in mourning following the death of Vladimir Shklyarov, a leading male dancer and principal at the renowned Mariinsky Theatre. Shklyarov, celebrated as an "extraordinary artist" who ...

An acclaimed Russian ballet dancer has died aged 39 after reportedly falling off a balcony while on painkillers. Vladimir ...

The next ominous death in Russia: ballet dancer Vladimir Shklairov has died in St. Petersburg after falling from a "very ...

Career Vladimir Shklyarov was born on February 9, 1985, in what was then Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) and attended the ...

Shklyarov, a principal with the prestigious Mariinsky Theatre, is being remembered as an "extraordinary artist".

“This is a huge loss not only for the theatre’s staff but for all of contemporary ballet,” the company said in a statement on ...