An attack on Bolshoi Theater 's artistic director has put the institution in the spotlight . Phil Black says the theater 's general director and a dancer are fighting for control . It 's being torn apart from within as two men battle fiercely to control it . Dancer Nikolai ##ev has had two convictions for speaking to media without permission . A court has upheld them , but Tsiskaridze says he is concerned for the theater 's reputation .
An attack on Bolshoi Theater 's artistic director has put the institution in the spotlight . Phil Black says the theater 's general director and a dancer are fighting for control . Dancer Nikolai ##ev has had two convictions for speaking to media without permission . A court has upheld them , but Tsiskaridze says he is concerned for the theater 's reputation .