Mikhail Baryshnikov gave up his status as the world's greatest male dancer to become artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre about a year ago(...)

Original Toronto Star caption: Mikhail Baryshnikov gave up his status as the world's greatest male dancer to become artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre about a year ago, shocking the ballet world. He was practising for The Nutcracker in Toronto in the top photo; inset, Baryshnikov at rest.