Images of the week (1)

Moscow
The Bolshoi ballet dancers perform during a rehearsal for a new production of Tchaikovsky's "The Sleeping Beauty" by Russian choreographer Yuri Grigorovich at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow on November 16, 2011, two days before the premiere of this first full ballet production since the historic theatre reopened last month after six years of renovation.



Sydney
A Harry Potter fan passes the Angel of Death statue during the opening of the Harry Potter exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney on November 17, 2011. The show features hundreds of props, costumes and sets from the world's most successful film franchise and will run until March 18, 2012.



Tokyo
The Tokyo Sky Tree company president Michiaki Suzuki (L) receives a certificate from Alistair Richards before the Tokyo Sky Tree tower in Tokyo on November 17, 2011. The 634-metre-tall Tokyo Sky Tree tower is now recognized as the world's highest free-standing tower by Guinness World Records.



Paris
A visitor looks at drawings by French artist and sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) on November 17, 2011 during the exhibition "La Saisie Du Modele" (Capturing The Model) held from November 18, 2011 to April 1, 2012 at the Rodin Museum in Paris. This exhibition presents a collection of 300 drawings of his last 30 years.



Inzai city, Japan
Members of the world's largest rice cracker committee stand before a 1.63-meter diameter rice cracker at Inzai city in Chiba prefecture, suburban Tokyo on November 16, 2011. If approved, it will be the first registration of the world's largest rice cracker with a Guinness world record.