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Chinese ballet show draws protests for 'glorifying Red Army' by Naaman Zhou

Minister says staging The Red Detachment of Women is a privilege but protest organiser says government needs to understand what the story is aboutProtesters in Melbourne have called for a boycott of a visiting Chinese ballet performance that they say "glorifies the Red Army". The National Ballet of China is performing The Red Detachment of Women, created in 1964, , at the Arts Centre in Melbourne. Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32PM on February 17, 2017

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