Russian ballet dancer Anastasia Volochkova (left) talks to the opera singer Zurab Sotkilava (right) during the pre-seasonal meeting of the Bolshoi Theatre company.

Russian ballet dancers Svetlana Zakharova (left) and Nikolay Tsiskaridze (right) attend the pre-seasonal meeting of the Bolshoi Theatre company.

Russian ballet dancer Anastasia Volochkova attends the pre-seasonal meeting of the Bolshoi Theatre company.

Russian opera singer Zurab Sotkilava attends the pre-seasonal meeting of the Bolshoi Theatre company.

Russian ballet dancer Nikolay Tsiskaridze attends the pre-seasonal meeting of the Bolshoi Theatre company.

Russian ballet dancer Anastasia Volochkova attends the pre-seasonal meeting of the Bolshoi Theatre company.

Russian ballet dancer Anastasia Volochkova attends the pre-seasonal meeting of the Bolshoi Theatre company.

Opera singer Tatiana Sinyavskaya takes part in the pre-seasonal meeting of the Bolshoi Theatre company.

Director general of the Bolshoi Theatre Anatoly Iksanov takes part in the pre-seasonal meeting of the theatre company.

Chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre Alexander Vedernikov takes part in the pre-seasonal meeting of the theatre company.