Russian ballerina Svetlana Zakharova's performance was canceled in Florence

The performance of Russian ballerina Svetlana Zakharova, which was scheduled to take place at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale in Florence on January 20 and 21, has been canceled. This was announced on January 8 by the press service of the theater.

"The Teatro del Maggio Musicale announces that the ballet Pas de deux for toes and fingers with Svetlana Zakharova and Vadim Repin, scheduled for January 20 and 21, 2026, has been temporarily canceled due to ongoing international tensions that could negatively affect the success of the performance," the website says. the theater.

At the same time, the ballerina herself indicated that she did not know about this.

"At the moment, I have no information about the cancellation," she said in an interview with Izvestia.

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