MOSCOW (AFP) ― Russia’s legendary Bolshoi Ballet next week begins a tour to London seeking to show it remains one of the greatest dance companies in the world, despite a season plagued by scandal and the attack on its artistic director.Since the Bolshoi’s first tour to London at the height of the Cold War in 1956, visits to the British capital have been a major calling card and a showcase for its talents.“In Moscow, we are one of the theaterss that people visit. But in London, people have been w

NEW YORK (AFP) ― New Yorkers have been queueing in droves ― sometimes in sweltering temperatures ― for the novel experience of walking through rain without getting wet.The chance comes courtesy of Rain Room, a novel installation by British art collective Random International, at the Museum of Modern Art.Sophisticated motion sensors in the the 460-square-meter space ensure the downpour stops only in the precise position where people are detected.The creators say the set-up affords visitors the se

BUCHAREST (AFP) ― The mother of a Romanian art heist suspect has admitted to torching seven stolen masterpieces, including works by Picasso and Monet, the Mediafax news agency reported Tuesday.The mother of suspect Radu Doragu said she incinerated the artworks, valued at over 100 million euros ($130 million), in her stove in a bid to “destroy any evidence.”“After the arrest of my son in January 2013, I was very scared because I knew that what had happened was very serious,” Mediafax reported Dog