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Russian ballet dancers banned from participating in international competition

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Russian ballet dancers banned from participating in international competition


01.04.2022

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Le Prix de Lausanne, the international ballet competition, has refused to cooperate with the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, Interfax reports. The students of the oldest choreograpy school in Russia will not be able to fight for victory.

The competition has been held every year in Lausanne, Switzerland for almost 50 years. Dancers aged 15 to 18 are invited to participate. Its main goal is to discover and support young talents. 

 According to the rector of the Vaganov Academy, Nikolai Tsiskaridze, the organizers notified him that they intended to break the agreement, since the educational institution did not oppose Russia's actions in Ukraine.

Tsiskaridze noted that the Academy has no right to condemn anything according to international law. He also stressed that the students were minors. But most importantly, Nikolai Tsiskaridze pointed out, no one has the right to demand such judgements from the Academy.

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