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• Russian minister may have intervened over postponed Bolshoi ballet

  10-07-2017 19:14
  
  Source says culture minister Vladimir Medinsky had concerns show about Rudolf Nureyev’s life may have violated law on ‘homosexual propaganda’Russia’s culture minister may have intervened to prompt the Bolshoi theatre to postpone a much-awaited ballet premiere about the life of dancer Rudolf Nureyev, a Russian news agency reported on Monday.The TASS news agency cited a source close to the culture ministry saying the minister, Vladimir Medinsky, had concerns that the produc
  
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• Bolshoi director denies Nureyev ballet postponed due to gay content

  10-07-2017 16:22
  
  Vladimir Urin insists decision to cancel premiere of adaptation of Rudolf Nureyev’s life story taken for artistic reasons onlyThe director of Moscow’s Bolshoi theatre has furiously denied rumours that the shock last-minute postponement of a ballet premiere was due to gay themes present in the production. Nureyev, a ballet adaptation of the life of Rudolf Nureyev, the Soviet ballet superstar who defected to the west in 1961, was due to premiere on the Bolshoi’s stage on Tuesday,
  
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• Adji Cissoko’s Summer as a Swan

  10-07-2017 15:16 via blog.linesballet.org
  
  By Adji Cissoko
  Alonzo always tells us about how strong the mind is. So this summer I put it to the test…and found that he was right!
  It all began with the announcement that LINES Ballet would be off for the whole summer. My first thought was amazing, a three month vacation! But the next second I realized, oh no, I won’t be working.
  It turned out that the National Ballet of Canada, where I had danced prior to joining LINES, was presenting Swan Lake during my time off. Since Swan Lak
  
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• Shock as Bolshoi cancels world premiere of Nureyev ballet - The Guardian

  10-07-2017 14:33
  
  The Guardian
  Shock as Bolshoi cancels world premiere of Nureyev ballet
  The Guardian
  The performance is being staged by Kirill Serebrennikov, who has has fallen out of favour with Russia's cultural authorities. Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images. Bolshoi. Shock as Bolshoi cancels world premiere of Nureyev ballet. Outspoken ...
  Bolshoi Denies Gay Theme Forced Postponing of Nureyev BalletNew York Times
  Bolshoi Ballet denies bowing to censorship over canceled Rudolf Nureyev showTelegra
  
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• The Royal Ballet will reopen Hull New Theatre with landmark performance and huge outdoor event - Hull Daily Mail

  10-07-2017 14:11
  
  Hull Daily Mail
  The Royal Ballet will reopen Hull New Theatre with landmark performance and huge outdoor event
  Hull Daily Mail
  The title of the event is 'Opening the New' and it will take place on Saturday, September 16, will be a huge day of celebration. It will culminate with an exhilarating evening of classical and contemporary dance, specially curated by The Royal Ballet's ...
  
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• Images of Russian girl performing ballet with dogs | Daily Mail Online - Daily Mail

  10-07-2017 02:27
  
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  Images of Russian girl performing ballet with dogs | Daily Mail Online
  Daily Mail
  This beautiful set of images capture the moment a young ballet dancer interacts with her four-legged friends against a stunning woodland backdrop.and more »
  
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• British ballet leaps back with new star Yasmine Naghdi - The Times

  10-07-2017 01:10
  
  The Times
  British ballet leaps back with new star Yasmine Naghdi
  The Times
  She first got into the discipline because as a child she would never sit still. Now, 20 years later, Yasmine Naghdi has become one of the rising number of homegrown dancers to join the elite performers at the Royal Ballet. Naghdi, 25, is the first ...
  
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