Russian ballerina sues director
Russian ballerina Anastasia Volochkova -- fired from the Bolshoi Theater and then rehired by court order -- has sued the theater’s director, seeking about $1 million in damages, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.
The report said Volochkova filed a lawsuit against Anatoly Iksanov, who dismissed her from the famed company last September in a contract dispute amid allegations that she was overweight.
The Bolshoi reinstated her in late November after she won a lawsuit fighting her dismissal. But Volochkova’s mother, Tamara Antonova, said Wednesday that she has not been performing at the renowned theater because she has not been offered any of the leading roles she formerly danced.
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