World Policy Journal sits down with Nick Read, director of the HBO-produced documentary “Bolshoi Babylon,” which explores the strange incident of an attack on Sergei Fillin, artistic director of Moscow’s revered Bolshoi Theater, commissioned by disgruntled a male ballerina, Pavel Dmtrichenko. As Russian President Vladimir Putin steps in to restructure the Bolshoi’s leadership, Read speaks about the intrigue of this violent episode in the history of a treasured artistic institution.
“Bolshoi Bablyon” is HBO Documentary Film, which will air on HBO on Dec. 21.
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Joseph Naeem is an editorial assistant at World Policy Journal.
[Photo courtesy of Nick Read]