Bolshoi’s Boss Publicly Blames Dancer For Poisonous Atmosphere At Ballet

The theater’s general manager, Anatoly Iksanov, “told Snob magazine the [acid] attack [on ballet chief Sergei Filin] was the ‘natural consequence’ of a chaotic situation created by dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze. He also accused Tsiskaridze of helping to bring down former ballet director Gennady Yanin in 2011.”