Baryshnikov to step down
Mikhail Baryshnikov, artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre for nine years, will step down at the end of the 1990 season. Baryshnikov, aged 41, joined the company in 1974 after defecting from the Soviet Union, where he danced with the Kirov Ballet Company. He plans to “pursue other professional options.” At present he is starring on. Broadway in ".Metamorphosis,” a play based on Franz Kafka’s story, and has appeared in such films as “White Nights” and "The Turning Point.” —NZPA-AP, New York.
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