Mikhail Baryshnikov turns 78 on January 27, 2026, and for many of us, he will always be remembered as one of the best ballet stars of all time. Even if you were never a regular at the ballet, you ...

Russian ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov can still turn heads at 77. The dance icon made a rare appearance Wednesday in New York City alongside former Sex and the City co-star Sarah Jessica Parker ...

Minnelli is pictured at age 2, with her mother, Judy Garland, on the set of The Pirate (1948), a movie-musical that starred Garland and was directed by her father, Vincente Minnelli. “Mama knew how to ...

The New York Times recently asked, “Is Mikhail Baryshnikov the last of the highbrow superstars?” In a year when the world’s most famous dancer is celebrating not only the 50th anniversary of his ...

On Friday, January 31st the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center presented Mikhail Baryshnikov: Beyond Boundaries. This annual symposium by the Jerome Robbins Dance ...

EXCLUSIVE: Baryshnikov Arts, the New York City multidisciplinary arts organization founded in 2005 by artistic director Mikhail Baryshnikov, will celebrate its 20th anniversary spring season with ...

Fifty years since he left the Soviet Union, he insists on using his huge fame to bring attention to difficult, esoteric art. The dancer and actor Mikhail Baryshnikov keeps his focus almost entirely on ...

Vladimir Shklyarov, who impressed ballet audiences as a principal dancer with Russia’s prestigious Mariinsky Ballet Theatre, has died. He was 39. Shklyarov died “tragically” Saturday, the Mariinsky ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Mikhail Baryshnikov is a Dancer with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2000 Speech. Mikhail Baryshnikov was honored at the 10th Annual Nixon ...

Fifty years ago, Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union. He discusses that day, the war in Ukraine and the challenges facing Russian artists today. By Javier C. Hernández On the night of June 29, ...