The last word on the Moiseyev Dance Company is pretty much the same as the first, which is to say the reaction today is about what it was when this remarkable troupe first dazzled the West back in the ...

‘Where Have All the Flowers Gone?’ is celebrated as one of the most timeless folk songs of the 20th century, created by renowned American singer-songwriter Pete Seeger in 1955. The evocative lyrics of ...

For Beijing theatre patrons, classic Russian ballet is always at or near the top of their list of favourite performances. In fact, the popularity of ballet has tended to make audiences neglect ...

The Russians have launched one of their periodic offensives of cultural chumminess with the West. After its invitation visit to Moscow and Leningrad, the Comedie Franchise (France’s great national ...

Pete Seeger's 1955 folk song ‘Where Have All the Flowers Gone?’ found its origins in a Cossack tune and was later expanded by Joe Hickerson in 1960. Seeger was inspired by traditional folk passages he ...