CultureGrigorovich’s ballets built the Bolshoi’s brand. Now the theater may have to pay to perform them
Shortly before his death, choreographer Yuri Grigorovich reportedly transferred the copyrights to 11 productions to his assistant Ruslan Pronin. Pronin later assigned the rights to the Yuri Grigorovich Foundation and sought royalties from theaters staging the works, including about 1 million rubles per Bolshoi performance. Grigorovich’s nephew filed a fraud complaint, arguing the 98-year-old choreographer may not have understood the transfer. Pronin remains a witness, and no charges have been filed.
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Grigorovich’s ballets built the Bolshoi’s brand. Now the theater may have to pay to perform them
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