Friday, September 22, 2017

Bolshoi Says Cancelled Nureyev Ballet Will Premiere In December

Performances of the new biographical work were abruptly called off just a couple of days before the scheduled premiere on July 11 - allegedly, though not officially, because the piece would have violated Russia's notorious anti-gay "propaganda" law. Meanwhile, the ballet's creator, avant-garde stage director Kirill Serebrennikov, is under house arrest on unrelated charges, and the premiere may proceed without him.



Article source here:Arts Journal

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