Prima ballerina Olga Smirnova, one of Russia's top dancers, quits the prestigious Bolshoi in Moscow, becoming the biggest star to leave Russia over the war in Ukraine.
Prima ballerina Olga Smirnova, one of Russia's top dancers, has quit the prestigious Bolshoi in Moscow, becoming the biggest star to leave Russia over the war in Ukraine.Olga Smirnova has quit the Bolshoi Ballet company in Moscow after denouncing the Russian invasion of UkraineThe 30-year-old said she was "against this war with every fibre of my soul"
In a post to her online platform, Smirnova had said she was "against war with all the fibres of my soul". She will join Brazilian dancer Victor Caixeta, who has spent five years at the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg, and is also joining the Amsterdam-based company."It is a privilege to have her dance with our company in the Netherlands — even if the circumstances that drove this move are incredibly sad," director Ted Brandsen said.
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