During her career, Bussell has also performed with the New York City Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, Australian Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet.

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It also hosts various touring ballet companies, including the Bolshoi and the Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet.

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Based in Moscow, the Bolshoi was a highly visible and prominent tool during the Soviet era much more so than the Mariinsky Ballet (then known as the Kirov) in St.

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