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Seoul Performance by Pro-Putin Russian Ballerina Cancelled Amid Backlash

Seoul Performance by Pro-Putin Russian Ballerina Cancelled Amid Backlash

SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul ballet performance featuring Russia’s star ballerina, Svetlana Zakharova, was canceled Friday due to public backlash over staging shows by individuals supportive of Russian President Vladimir Putin, especially amid the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv. The Ukrainian-born Russian principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet was scheduled to perform [...]