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WASHINGTON — Oleg Vinogradov, master choreographer and director emeritus of the Russian Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet, spoke at the National Press Club on July 17.

To an audience of 10 enthusiasts and journalists, the master delivered an impassioned soliloquy though his translator, reminiscing on a life lived through the arts.

Not once during the entire event did he remove his sunglasses.