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Britain's got art talent at School of Saatchi

2009-11-18T11:00:43Z

The BBC's new reality show, The School of Saatchi, will do for aspiring artists what the X Factor does for budding pop stars.

Mariinsky set it right with Swan Lake

2009-08-09T23:00:00Z

After a disappointing Romeo and Juliet last week, the Mariinsky set all to rights with Swan Lake.

Lords of the Mariinsky Opera ring bring class and colour

2009-07-29T23:00:00Z

The unique selling point of the Mariinsky Opera Ring in London is the experience of seeing the performances on consecutive nights

Russia to get first taste of new Brit Art

2009-07-27T13:29:20Z

Ballerina: I need sponsor to keep my Russian dance dream alive

2009-07-22T07:08:59Z

Teenage ballerina fears she could lose her place at a prestigious Russian ballet school if she fails to find a sponsor

Sporting Miscellanies

2009-05-26T10:18:02Z

Football: Andrey Arshavin is upset that a large portion of his �80,000 a week wage is being eaten up by the taxman

Past Future Perfect is woolly thinking at its best

2009-05-13T23:00:00Z

A new gallery dedicated to Eastern European contemporary art is showcasing five Russian artists.

Chinese opera devised by 3,000 children wins classical award

2009-05-13T08:08:49Z

A Chinese opera created by 3,000 primary school children in Hackney has won one of classical music�s top awards

Snowball duel at 10 paces, Pushkin-style

2009-02-03T09:13:06Z

"The destruction," said The Today programme as I sloped into the kitchen yesterday morning, "is widespread."

Andy Murray: I won't get worn out

2008-10-30T09:11:15Z

Tennis: Andy Murray has played down fears his hectic schedule could catch up with him at the Paris Masters.

Nadal praise for Murray

2008-10-29T12:01:02Z

Tennis: Andy Murray begins his bid for a third straight Masters Series title with a glowing tribute from world No1 Rafael Nadal

Bright ideas in Broken Space Season

2008-10-08T23:00:00Z

Ever-enterprising Artistic Director Josie Rourke has commissioned short pieces from 10 playwrights on the loose theme of darkness and light.

City Comment: Pessimism will prevail in end

2008-07-03T11:40:16Z

One of the odd things about the credit crunch so far is that it has affected confidence rather than behaviour

The man mesmerising London

2008-03-25T13:24:51Z

Love it or hate it, the LSO's Mahler cycle is the latest hot ticket. That, says its hair-raising conductor Valery Gergiev, is because 'together we are saying something new'.

A vehement and polished account

2008-03-06T00:00:00Z

If some conductors throw themselves over the precipice dragging their players with them, Vladimir Jurowski is not one.

Where's the real Russia?

2008-02-22T00:00:00Z

For every sublime work on display at the From Russia exhibition there are three that are ludicrous.

What an ugly business

2008-01-25T00:00:00Z

The Government's capitulation to the Russians to guarantee the RA's latest show is morally indefensible, says Brian Sewell.

Bear in kitsch clothing

2008-01-14T00:00:00Z

Few countries have professionalised kitsch folklore as well as the Russians and they drew cheers at the Russian Winter Festival.

Swan Lake is tour without force

2007-11-27T00:00:00Z

As touring Swan Lakes go, the St Petersburg production is not too bad, but it doesn't have dancers with the artistry needed to turn the world's most famous ballet into a work of art.

A fearfully good ghost tale

2007-11-27T00:00:00Z

Musical standards were high as The English National Opera finally found a hit with David McVicar's gripping staging of The Turn of the Screw.

Josephine's farewell from the Hermitage

2007-10-30T00:00:00Z

Empress Josephine's Malmaison Collection has paintings, porcelain, letters, clothes and a sexy Canova, but not enough visitors.

At home with the Bonapartes

2007-08-19T23:00:00Z

Napoleon's wife, the Empress Josephine, built an art gallery and decorated their retreat at Malmaison in the latest style. A new exhibition at Somerset House evokes this extraordinary woman.

Youth on fine Proms form

2007-08-05T23:00:00Z

Saturday's Prom, spirited into energetic life by Mark Elder, showed the 150-odd teenagers of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain on fine form.

The clan of clowns

2007-07-24T23:00:00Z

While this latest import from St Petersburg clown troupe Teatr Licedei doesn't quite live up to expectations, it is a lovely piece, packed with delicious slices of slapstick humour and pathos.

Chekhov adaptation is sheer wonder

2007-03-13T00:00:00Z

Platonov is total theatre: visually daring, perpetually novel and superlatively acted. Its three and a half hours zipped by for Kieron Quirke.

Fear and loathing in St Petersburg

2007-01-18T00:00:00Z

If it's a bit of doom and gloom you want, Notes From Underground provides it in spades. Fiona Mountford takes in the suffering and self-loathing.

A Chorus of approval

2006-12-06T00:00:00Z

Flitting between St Petersburg, Cardiff and the Barbican, the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra and Chorus are seemingly inexhaustible, says Barry Millington.

Budget ballet hasn't got it cracked

2006-11-28T00:00:00Z

The St Petersburg Ballet Theatre has merit, and bits of its Nutcracker are sweetly done. But while the dancers aim for artistry, the management budgets for panto.

Dodin delivers a disappointing Lear

2006-10-10T23:00:00Z

An ill-fitting Chekhovian languor hangs over the first half of director Lev Dodin's production of King Lear. For Dodin, and adaptor Dina Dodina, don't seem to trust Shakespeare all that much.

Critic's Choice: Classical

2006-08-29T13:51:54Z

Kurt Masur can be trusted to deliver Hans Werner Henze's opera with all the ferocity it demands when he conducts the Orchestre National de France at the Proms tonight.