Bolshoi ballet dancer admits acid attack Russian police say one of the top dancers at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre has confessed to plotting an acid attack that nearly blinded the troupe's artistic director Sergei Filin. Ballet soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko was arrested last night along with suspcted attacker Yuri Zarutsky and his driver Andrei Lipatov. Dmitrichenko has been with the company since 2002 as is currently performing the lead role in Sergei Prokofiev's Ivan the Terrible. Filin was released from a Moscow clinic last month for further treatment in Germany. His eyes suffered burns after a masked attacker threw sulphuric acid in his face in January. The artistic director was walking home late at night when its alleged someone called out his name before throwing the acid and fleeing the scene. The assault came after a period of infighting behind the scenes at the Bolshoi. More about: Arrest, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia