Once ballet companies get south of the equator, something seems to happen. Travelling Russian troupes never do this when they visit California:
During Monday night's performance of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet by the Russian National Ballet Theatre, in Hobart, lead dancers Maxim Romanov and Ekaterina Shalyapina disrobed.
Artistic director Vladimir Moiseyev said the performance was "traditional", apart from a couple of scenes, and a natural part of the classic famous love story.
"We bring our traditional version, old costumes, old style, very traditional, with backdrops from a famous painter," he said.
He added he would prefer to let the dancers' performances express their feelings rather than elaborate on the nudity.
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