Joffrey’s “Anna Karenina” Out of This World
Feb 24, 2023 | By Tristan Bruns
Protestors hoisting ragdoll ballerinas marched between the lyric opera house’s towering columns shouting, “Shame on you, shame on you!”
As the dimming foyer lights indicated that the show was about to begin, I snagged one of the protestors to ask what all the fuss was about.
“These artists are from Russia,” said a young woman, “They are going to take the money to Russia and those money [sic] are going to go to bomb Ukraine and kill our families.”
“The Joffrey Ballet?” I asked.