An Italian theatre known as off a present by a distinguished Russian dancer who has three tattoos of president Vladimir Putin on his chest and shoulders. The transfer got here following on-line protests over the artist’s scheduled look.

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Sergei Polunin’s January 28-29 present at Milan’s Arcimboldi theatre was cancelled “as a result of urgent marketing campaign (in opposition to it) on the web and social media”, the theatre mentioned on its web site, Reuters reported including that Sergei Polunin was because of star within the “Rasputin – Dance Drama” ballet, initially scheduled for 2019. However the present was repeatedly postponed as a result of Covid pandemic.

Explaining the cancellation, the theatre mentioned that it was an act of “political and ethical accountability”, given “a local weather of tensions and threats” including that it had taken the choice in settlement with the artist’s firm.

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The theatre additionally mentioned it was firmly in opposition to the struggle in Ukraine, saying that it had staged reveals by the Russian dissidents’ group Pussy Riot and Ukrainian artists.

Sergei Polunin, former principal on the Royal Ballet in London, was born in Ukraine, however acquired Russian citizenship in 2018. In September, whereas in Uzbekistan, he carried out a dance in navy uniform for fallen Russian troopers. Uzbek authorities, who had then mentioned that he had deviated from the agreed programme.

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Earlier, Ukraine mentioned that it repelled a night-time drone assault from Russia, only a day after Moscow launched a brand new wave of missile strikes. Ukraine’s air power mentioned that Russia’s in a single day assault was made with “Iranian-made kamikaze drones”. A complete of 16 drones have been launched from the southeastern and northern instructions they usually have been “all” destroyed, Ukraine’s air defence mentioned.