MOSCOW : Moscow's Bolshoi theatre has dropped a contemporary ballet about the legendary Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev from its repertoire following the expansion of a ban on 'LGBT propaganda'.A law passed in November not only widened an existing prohibition on material considered to promote an LGBT lifest
MOSCOW : Moscow's Bolshoi theatre has dropped a contemporary ballet about the legendary Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev from its repertoire following the expansion of a ban on"LGBT propaganda".
This makes any portrayal of homosexuality - such as Nureyev's relationships with men after his defection from the Soviet Union in 1961, which the ballet touches on - almost impossible. It premiered in December 2017, several months late, after the then-culture minister reportedly called it gay propaganda, and has not been performed since 2018. Performances scheduled for 2022 were abruptly cancelled after Serebrennikov publicly blamed Russia for the conflict in Ukraine.
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