By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 13:50 EST, 15 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:50 EST, 15 March 2013 . The Bolshoi ballet director partially blinded an acid attack has spoken of his determination to return to the stage 'as soon as' he can see again. Sergei Filin appeared at a press conference at the German hospital where doctors are trying to save his eyesight, saying he is ‘full of strength and faith’ that he will work again. The artistic director at the famous Moscow theater was attacked outside his home in January by a masked man who threw sulfuric acid in his face, leaving him with severe damage to his eyes and skin. Attacked: Sergei Filin dries his eyes during the press conference at the university hospital in Aachen, Germany, as he speaks about his determination to return to the Bolshoi when his sight returns . Swathed in a scarf and hat to cover his burns, he sat next to his doctors at Aachen University Clinic as they said they remain hopeful Mr Filin would recover useful . vision. ‘I am full of strength and faith that I will recover what has been unjustly taken from me,’ Mr Filin said. He said he was not afraid of returning to the theater despite reports of murky rivalries at the ballet that might have been behind the attack. Top Bolshoi dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko is accused of masterminding the acid attack, and has admitted to a court that he ordered a physical attack on Mr Filin, but that he never . expected the perpetrator to use acid. Mr Dmitrichenko has been refused bail and will remain in custody until April 18 as the investigation is carried out. Brave: Sergei Filin is helped onto the stage at today's press conference where he hid his face behind a pair of sunglasses and a black scarf and hat . No fear: Sergei Filin said he is not afraid to return as the Bolshoi's artistic director despite one of his top dancers admitting to ordering the attack . Getting there: Sergei Filin, second from left, listens as his doctors at the university hospital in Aachen, Germany, speak of his treatment . An alleged accomplice, Yuri Zarutsky, is accused of accepting 50,000 roubles, around £1,080, from Dmitrichenko to attack Mr Filin. Meanwhile doctors at Aachen University Clinic said one of Mr Filin's badly damaged eyes has already shown . some improvement. Dressed head to toe in black and . wearing large dark glasses, Mr Filin sat . quietly as doctors discussed his treatment, before addressing the audience. He said he was in daily telephone contact with his . deputy at the theater and had no fear about going back to . work. ‘As soon as I can see, I will go back and do the same work. I am . not afraid.’ Confession: Bolshoi soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko, pictured in court last week, has admitted to 'giving his blessing' to a physical attack on Filin but not that the perpetrator would use acid . Then and now: Sergei Filin pictured today at the conference, left, and, right, before the attack . Dr. Martin Hermel, an eye specialist, . said that Mr Filin suffered damage to the surface and inner parts of both . eyes and had undergone several surgeries. He cautioned that Filin faces . ‘complex and long-term treatment’ that could take months rather than . weeks. Dr Hermel said that he held out hope that Filin would ‘recover useable vision’ to allow him to return to his professional duties. While his . left eye had shown some improvement, Dr Hermel said his team 'cannot at this point make a . statement about the prognosis for vision in this eye.' The Bolshoi Theater's general director, Anatoly Iksanov, has accused veteran principal dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze of inciting tensions in the theater that led to the attack. Tsiskaridze, a long-time fierce critic of Iksanov who is reported to aspire to his job, has rejected the allegation.
Sergei Filin said he is determined to return to the Bolshoi ballet in Moscow .
Filin was partially blinded and disfigured in a sulfuric acid attack last month .
A masked man jumped on the Bolshoi artistic director outside his home .
Top Bolshoi dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko has admitted to ordering attack .
Dmitrichenko, who paid hitman £1085, says he did not sanction use of acid .
By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 13:50 EST, 15 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:50 EST, 15 March 2013 . The Bolshoi ballet director partially blinded an acid attack has spoken of his determination to return to the stage 'as soon as' he can see again. Sergei Filin appeared at a press conference at the German hospital where doctors are trying to save his eyesight, saying he is ‘full of strength and faith’ that he will work again. The artistic director at the famous Moscow theater was attacked outside his home in January by a masked man who threw sulfuric acid in his face, leaving him with severe damage to his eyes and skin. Attacked: Sergei Filin dries his eyes during the press conference at the university hospital in Aachen, Germany, as he speaks about his determination to return to the Bolshoi when his sight returns . Swathed in a scarf and hat to cover his burns, he sat next to his doctors at Aachen University Clinic as they said they remain hopeful Mr Filin would recover useful . vision. ‘I am full of strength and faith that I will recover what has been unjustly taken from me,’ Mr Filin said. He said he was not afraid of returning to the theater despite reports of murky rivalries at the ballet that might have been behind the attack. Top Bolshoi dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko is accused of masterminding the acid attack, and has admitted to a court that he ordered a physical attack on Mr Filin, but that he never . expected the perpetrator to use acid. Mr Dmitrichenko has been refused bail and will remain in custody until April 18 as the investigation is carried out. Brave: Sergei Filin is helped onto the stage at today's press conference where he hid his face behind a pair of sunglasses and a black scarf and hat . No fear: Sergei Filin said he is not afraid to return as the Bolshoi's artistic director despite one of his top dancers admitting to ordering the attack . Getting there: Sergei Filin, second from left, listens as his doctors at the university hospital in Aachen, Germany, speak of his treatment . An alleged accomplice, Yuri Zarutsky, is accused of accepting 50,000 roubles, around £1,080, from Dmitrichenko to attack Mr Filin. Meanwhile doctors at Aachen University Clinic said one of Mr Filin's badly damaged eyes has already shown . some improvement. Dressed head to toe in black and . wearing large dark glasses, Mr Filin sat . quietly as doctors discussed his treatment, before addressing the audience. He said he was in daily telephone contact with his . deputy at the theater and had no fear about going back to . work. ‘As soon as I can see, I will go back and do the same work. I am . not afraid.’ Confession: Bolshoi soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko, pictured in court last week, has admitted to 'giving his blessing' to a physical attack on Filin but not that the perpetrator would use acid . Then and now: Sergei Filin pictured today at the conference, left, and, right, before the attack . Dr. Martin Hermel, an eye specialist, . said that Mr Filin suffered damage to the surface and inner parts of both . eyes and had undergone several surgeries. He cautioned that Filin faces . ‘complex and long-term treatment’ that could take months rather than . weeks. Dr Hermel said that he held out hope that Filin would ‘recover useable vision’ to allow him to return to his professional duties. While his . left eye had shown some improvement, Dr Hermel said his team 'cannot at this point make a . statement about the prognosis for vision in this eye.' The Bolshoi Theater's general director, Anatoly Iksanov, has accused veteran principal dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze of inciting tensions in the theater that led to the attack. Tsiskaridze, a long-time fierce critic of Iksanov who is reported to aspire to his job, has rejected the allegation.
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