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The vast majority of foreigners who studied at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet and worked in Russia, were forced to leave the country, TASS reports. According to Nikolai Tsiskaridze, the acting rector of the Academy, young ballet dancers were literally forced to do this by the authorities of their countries.
Even during the pandemic, Nikolai Tsiskaridze noted, they remained in Russia and continued to work. And after the start of the military special operation, they were practically forced to leave the country. Similar statements were made from the Finnish, British, American embassies. At the same time, the teacher added, most of the dancers could not find work abroad.
Applications for training at the Academy of Russian Ballet continue to arrive in huge numbers, this was not prevented by the international situation. But these future students will face difficulties, Tsiskaridze is sure. The authorities will again begin to threaten their parents, call them, warn them that if their child goes to study in Russia, they may lose their jobs.
Earlier, the international ballet competition Le Prix de Lausanne refused to cooperate with the Academy of Russian Ballet. Students of the Vaganova Academy will not be able to join the 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. The organizers consider the discovery and support of young talents to be the main goal of the creative competition.
According to the rector Nikolai Tsiskaridze, the organizers notified him that they were breaking the cooperation agreement, since the educational institution did not oppose Russia's actions in Ukraine.
The rector noted that the educational institution has no right to condemn anything, according to many points of international law. He stressed that his students were minors. But most importantly, Nikolai Tsiskaridze pointed out, no one has the right to demand such assessments from the academy.
Russkiy Mir
