The man was identified as 38-year-old Evgenia Sergeevich Kulesh. Rachel Pannett joined the Post's foreign desk in 2021 after more than a decade with The Wall Street Journal, where she was deputy bureau chief for Australia and New Zealand. An actor performing at Moscows famous Bolshoi Theatre was killed in an accident on Saturday, the venue announced on social media. “The opera was immediately stopped and the audience was asked to leave,” the theater said in comments carried by the Interfax news agency. The orchestra stopped playing and several performers ran to the back of the stage before the curtains were drawn. Videos circulating online appeared to show performers shouting “Stop!” and pleading with staff to lift the backdrop and call an ambulance. He went in the wrong direction as a backdrop descended onto the stage during the performance, Russian media reported. The 37-year-old man was performing in “Sadko,” an opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, when he was reportedly crushed by a piece of scenery. The terrible accident occurred during a performance of “Sadko.Bolshoi performer killed in onstage accident during opera By Rachel PannettĪ performer was killed during an opera at Moscow’s famous Bolshoi Theater on Saturday in an accident that occurred during a scene change, the theater said. “There is no order, no medicine, no ethics…,” he said.Īn audience member told the Russian paper that it was her first show ever at the theater, and she had initially believed that the incident was a part of the performance until the lights went on. Tsiskardze said he’s complained about the allegedly dangerous situation at the Bolshoi for decades. An actor performing at Moscows famous Bolshoi Theatre was killed in an accident on Saturday, the venue announced on social media. “We must not blame Yevgeny or find a scapegoat.” Dancers damage their legs when sets and staircases fall over,” he said. Performer is killed onstage in accident at Russia's Bolshoi Theater Caroline Vakil Like Officials are investigating the death of a performer onstage at Russia's prestigious. Nikolai Tsiskardze, a former dancer at the Bolshoi, told the newspaper Komsomolkaya Pravda that the performer was blameless in the accident, condemning the conditions of the prestigious theatre. It is not yet known how Kulesh became trapped, but he is believed to have moved in the wrong direction during the set change, according to Russian reports. The man, in his late 30s, was crushed during a scene change as the opera Sadko was performed before an audience, the theater said. The terrible accident occurred during a performance of “Sadko,” a 19th-century opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. EDT A performer was killed during an opera at Moscow’s famous Bolshoi Theater on Saturday in an accident that occurred during a scene change, the theater said. A performer of Russias legendary Bolshoi Theatre was killed Saturday in an accident on stage during the performance of an opera, the Moscow company said. Yevgeny Kulesh was hit by a ramp lowered from the ceiling. Europe Bolshoi performer killed in onstage accident during opera By Rachel Pannett Today at 12:18 a.m. He had reportedly worked at the Bolshoi for two decades. He was declared dead by the time first responders arrived, according to Russian media. A performer of Russia's legendary Bolshoi Theatre was killed Saturday in an accident on stage during the performance of an opera, the Moscow company said. Harrowing photos show Kulesh’s crushed body below the set. The stunned crowd gasps from their seats as the curtain is suddenly shut. “Stop, stop! Call an ambulance, someone got hit by the backdrop! There’s blood!” the man yells in Russian. The music then slows to halt, while panicked actors franctically wave their hands for help. One man on stage cries out after he realizes what’s happened. Yevgeny Kulesh, 38, somehow became trapped underneath the massive backdrop during a set change during the opera performance - as actors and the orchestra unwittingly continue on with the act. Jeremy Renner gives update about accident recovery, ‘Rennervations’ seriesĪmusement park ride that killed an 11-year-old boy will never reopen: ownersįDNY lieutenant thanks fallen firefighter’s widow for life-saving organĭisturbing footage shows the moment a Russian actor is crushed to death during a live performance at Moscow’s famed Bolshoi Theatre on Saturday. Lawyer dies after gun triggered by hospital MRI scanner
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