Video: Bolshoi acid attack: Ballet dancer arrives in court A masked man threw a jar of sulphuric acid in Mr Filin's face as he returned home late on January 17. The 42-year-old former dancer's eyes were severely burned and he is undergoing treatment in Germany. According to Russian police, Bolshoi soloist Mr Dmitrichenko, 29, confessed to masterminding the attack, and two other men admitted being the perpetrator and the driver of the getaway car. Appearing in court alongside his co-accused on Thursday, the dancer said he gave the go-ahead for the attack, but did not order the perpetrator to throw acid on the artistic director's face.