Senator Pushkov criticized the State Ballet of Berlin for canceling The Nutcracker 
programs “Nutcracker” at the State Ballet of Berlin.
According to him, following the national ballet of Scotland, which found elements of racism in ballet, the State Ballet of Berlin took up the “ideological inquisition”. He noted that The Nutcracker was removed from the New Year's repertoire due to “politically incorrect dancing.” “They say, in new times and dances there should be different,” – he stressed.
The senator said that in the Berlin theater they did not work properly in terms of censorship. In his opinion, if we are consistently politically correct, the theater should be closed, since the entire world ballet “is built on the dances of men and women, that is, it claims that there are only two sexes.” “Where is the floor X? Where are the androgynes? Where are the various queer people? They are not in the world ballet repertoire. So it seems that the fight against the Nutcracker will not be limited, “the politician wrote.
Earlier, acting artistic director of the ballet troupe Christiane Theobald said that the Berlin State Ballet canceled the show of the classic Nutcracker program. According to her, the reason for the decision made in Germany was the fact that two children go on stage in makeup that imitates dark skin. Experts found elements of racism in this.