Source: Global Times
Is the famous ballet "The Nutcracker" written by Tchaikovsky racist? Russia's "Komsomolskaya Pravda" reported on the 6th that the Scottish Ballet said that racism has infiltrated the "Nutcracker", and they intend to rearrange this popular Christmas work.
According to the report, the ballet company will re-choreograph the costumes and choreography parts, and the rearranged Arabic dance part will no longer be so sexy, and the Chinese image will no longer have pointed fingers and a distinctive long beard. Christopher Hampson, artistic director of the Scottish Ballet, said: "Correcting inappropriate cultural stereotypes will not destroy The Nutcracker, on the contrary, the new version will be richer. If we see racism in ballet, we need to modify it. ”
According to the Russian "Viewpoint Newspaper" reported on the 6th, Russian lawmaker Pushkov ridiculed the Scottish Ballet's approach as "very idiotic", because asians and Arabs have not asked them to be protected from the "Nutcracker". Russian People's Artist Zakharova said: "Why do you want to do this? Tchaikovsky wrote music specifically for this ballet, which Scotland was simply superfluous, and The Nutcracker never tried to offend anyone. A Russian netizen named Petrov said: "Our Western partners have been completely lost in racism. (Liu Yupeng)