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Russia's Bolshoi scraps ballet 3 days before premiere

by Associated Press

MOSCOW " Russia's Bolshoi Theater has canceled a much-anticipated ballet about dancer Rudolf Nureyev just three days before the opening night, a development that got many in Moscow's art scene to speak of a return to censorship.The Russian Culture Ministry on Monday confirmed reports that the decision was announced after the minister had a chat with the theater's director but denied exerting any pressure on Russia's…

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 1:00am on July 10, 2017