Nureyev (ballet)

Nureyev (Russian: Нуреев) is a ballet choreographed by Kirill Serebrennikov and Yuri Posokhov with a score by Ilya Demutsky.

The premiere of Nureyev took place at the Historical Scene of the Bolshoi Theatre on 9 December 2017.

Kirill Serebrennikov and Yuri Posokhov created their second ballet performance.

Then, the director of the theatre Vladimir Urin stated that a premiere of Nureyev cancelled.

Vladimir Medinsky called the performance as gay propaganda and newspapers stated it as the main reason of the cancellation.