Bolshoi ballet about Nureyev dropped due to ban on ‘LGBT propaganda’
by Reuters in Moscow from on (#6AZ98)
Russian law restricts demonstration' of LGBTQ+ behaviour, preventing portrayal of dancer's homosexual relationships
Moscow's Bolshoi theatre has dropped a contemporary ballet about the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev from its repertoire after the expansion of a ban on LGBT propaganda".
A law passed in November not only widened an existing prohibition on material considered to promote an LGBTQ+ lifestyle but also restricts the demonstration" of LGBTQ+ behaviour.
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