BBC News Ballet dancer on trial over Bolshoi acid attack

BBC News Ballet dancer on trial over Bolshoi acid attack

A ballet dancer charged in connection with an attack on the Bolshoi's artistic director, Sergei Filint, is to appear in court in Moscow on Tuesday. Soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko is accused of masterminding the attack, but denies involvement in the assault which exposed bitter behind the scenes rivalries at one of Russia's greatest cultural institutions.