close
RTI to GoDownload RTI APP now
Open
:::

COVID-19: Ballet cancels Taiwan shows as performers test positive

  • 17 December, 2020
  • John Van Trieste
COVID-19: Ballet cancels Taiwan shows as performers test positive
A series of planned performances in Taiwan by the Moscow Classical Ballet has been cancelled after several troupe members tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo Courtesy Weiwuying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts)

The Moscow Classical Ballet has canceled an entire run of performances it had planned for Taiwan during December. That’s after several troupe members tested positive for COVID-19.

The troupe had planned to perform “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker”, first in Taipei between December 16-20, and then in the southern city of Kaohsiung between December 25-27.

However, four troupe members tested positive for COVID-19 after coming out of quarantine. The remaining 48 troupe members have since been retested, with several more positive results coming back Thursday.

Comments

Latest Newsmore