Arts and Entertainment, 3rd prize
Joseph McNally
Life
Life
01 January, 1997
Gennadiy Yanin leaps into the air in his role of the Golden God from 'La Bayadère'. The location is a gourmet restaurant that used to be a bakery. Members of the Bolshoi Ballet pose in different locations in Moscow as part of the celebrations marking the city's 850th anniversary.
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