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Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Bolshoi’s Sergei Filin, a victim of violence, who is hospitalized in Moscow.

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10 responses to “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Bolshoi’s Sergei Filin, a victim of violence, who is hospitalized in Moscow.”

  1. K Avatar
    K

    Indeed; what truly awful news for him, his family, and his dancers. I hope the doctors are able to help him regain his vision–a most precious commodity for everyone, but especially an ex-dancer/coach. I wish someone had taken the threats he received more seriously from the outset, though we can say this in most cases of tragedy.

  2. K Avatar
    K

    Indeed; what truly awful news for him, his family, and his dancers. I hope the doctors are able to help him regain his vision–a most precious commodity for everyone, but especially an ex-dancer/coach. I wish someone had taken the threats he received more seriously from the outset, though we can say this in most cases of tragedy.

  3. Haglund Avatar
    Haglund

    Agree about taking the threats seriously, especially in a society where political violence within cultural institutions is not unheard of.

  4. Haglund Avatar
    Haglund

    Agree about taking the threats seriously, especially in a society where political violence within cultural institutions is not unheard of.

  5. Kit Avatar
    Kit

    I hope he comes out okay. I was quite shocked when the news popped up in my Headlines tab.

  6. Kit Avatar
    Kit

    I hope he comes out okay. I was quite shocked when the news popped up in my Headlines tab.

  7. Haglund Avatar
    Haglund

    Hi Kit.
    Sometimes we like to think that the theater is a safe haven or idyllic place where we can slip away for a few hours while great artists soothe our bruises from the day. But it’s really a subculture just like any other subculture with all the same problems.

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    Haglund

    Hi Kit.
    Sometimes we like to think that the theater is a safe haven or idyllic place where we can slip away for a few hours while great artists soothe our bruises from the day. But it’s really a subculture just like any other subculture with all the same problems.