Censored? Bolshoi cancels Nureyev biopic ballet
mainNo reason has officially been given for scrapping Tuesday’s world premiere of a ballet about a very bad boy.
But local fingers point towards its hero’s gay life and the recent arrest of its nonconformist director.
The Bolshoi promises and explanation tomorrow.
photo David Farrell/Lebrecht
Most probably, the reason is not the “gay propaganda law” nor the privat life of the principal character, but the investigation against the stage director Serebrennikov (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russian-director-detained-35m-fraud-probe-1007094)
And since the general manager of the Bolshoi is in the negotiations to extend his contract – he protects himself by postponing the premiere, for sure.
Of course, none of those things are mutually exclusive.