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| Bolshoi ballet head Anatoly Iksanov replaced | Bolshoi ballet head Anatoly Iksanov replaced |
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| The head of Russia's Bolshoi Theatre has been removed from his post, following a series of scandals including an acid attack on the ballet company's artistic director. | The head of Russia's Bolshoi Theatre has been removed from his post, following a series of scandals including an acid attack on the ballet company's artistic director. |
| Anatoly Iksanov is to be replaced by Vladimir Urin, the Russian culture ministry announced. | |
| The acid attack on Sergei Filin exposed vicious internal rivalries at one of the world's top ballet companies. | The acid attack on Sergei Filin exposed vicious internal rivalries at one of the world's top ballet companies. |
| Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky said the Bolshoi needed "renewal". | |
| "A difficult situation had developed around the theatre and the troupe - everything pointed to the need for renewal," he said. | |
| Mr Iksanov had been accused of mismanaging the Bolshoi's $1bn (£860m) renovation - which ran years over schedule and over budget. | |
| He had also become embroiled in a war of words with dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze. | |
| Mr Tsiskaridze, a principal dancer and teacher at the Bolshoi, complained of corruption and called for the theatre's entire management to be sacked and for himself to be put in charge. | Mr Tsiskaridze, a principal dancer and teacher at the Bolshoi, complained of corruption and called for the theatre's entire management to be sacked and for himself to be put in charge. |
| Mr Iksanov hit back, suggesting Mr Tsiskaridze might have played a role in inciting the attack on Mr Filin, which left him with severe burns to his face and almost completely blinded. | |
| Mr Tsiskaridze has denied having anything to do with the attack, for which three other people are awaiting trial. | Mr Tsiskaridze has denied having anything to do with the attack, for which three other people are awaiting trial. |
| But he has been told his contract at the theatre will not be renewed. | |
| Mr Iksanov had been the head of the Bolshoi Theatre for the last 13 years, and had more than a year of his contract to run. | Mr Iksanov had been the head of the Bolshoi Theatre for the last 13 years, and had more than a year of his contract to run. |
| Culture Minister Mr Medinsky said he would still have a role advising his successor, Mr Urin, who has been general director of the Stanislavsky Musical Theatre. | |
| Mr Urin "will be able to unite the troupe and continue the development of the best theatre in the country and one of the best in the world," Mr Medinsky said. | |
| Commenting on his appointment, Mr Urin said "I don't plan any revolutions and understand perfectly that in this theatre, as in any other, one person alone cannot do anything. | |
| "I very much hope that the majority of people working in this theatre - talented, remarkable people - will be my allies," he said. |