- The organizer has signed a new agreement with a European dance company.
It is no longer Moskvateatern's dancers who come here, says Malmö Live's audience development manager Line Breuning.
Malmö Live Konserthus has for some time discussed how they should relate to issues that arise as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
On February 28, the concert hall made a decision.
- We have decided to slow down all relations with actors representing the regime in Russia.
We also slow down relations with individuals who openly sympathize with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, says Maria Frej, CEO and concert hall manager at Malmö Live.
Make trade-offs
Malmö Live is now reviewing its collaborations, productions and rentals.
When it comes to the performance Swan Lake and other classical ballet masterpieces, questions arose about the Moscow Theater's connection to the Russian state.
- There were questions about the ballet's relationship to official Russia and then the production was adjusted.
We have our policy to start from and it is not about censoring Russian culture but distancing ourselves from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, says concert hall director Maria Frej.
Swan Lake is a ballet with music by the Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
The plot revolves around the struggle between love and evil.
The ballet premiered in Moscow in 1877.