Bolshoi ballet dancer goes on trial for acid attack on artistic director

Bolshoi Ballet dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko has gone on trial over an attack on the company's artistic... euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe for your daily dose of international news, curated and explained:http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a Euronews is available in 13 other languages: http://eurone.ws/17moBCU http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/22/bo... Bolshoi Ballet dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko has gone on trial over an attack on the company's artistic director. Sergei Filin's eyesight was badly damaged by sulphuric acid outside his Moscow flat in January. He has now had over 20 operations. The incident revealed deep tensions inside the world famous Russian ballet company. Filin has been accused of favouritism and of having the power to make or break careers. Dmitrichenko admitted organising an attack but said he never wanted or sanctioned the use of acid. Find us on: Youtube http://bit.ly/zr3upY Facebook   / euronews.fans   Twitter   / euronews