Cirque’s Russian flag causes flap
The Cirque du Soleil flies a row of national flags on its big top, including the flag of Russia. The Cirque says it flies the flags of the countries of origin of everyone in the troupe, but a representative of Ukrainian interests is not thrilled by the answer. A Russian flag among those at the Olympic park is also a minor hot potato.
dhomas 11:30 on 2022-08-16 Permalink
I get it that you can’t exclude the Russian performers just because they were born in Russia. They didn’t start the war. But, they could use the alternate Russian flag to both represent their Russian artists while also showing their displeasure with the current Russian regime?
This would show some imagination on their part, which fits in well since their “mission est d’invoquer l’imagination”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-blue-white_flag
Kate 12:04 on 2022-08-16 Permalink
I liked the idea of flying the old USSR flag at the Olympic park because it was Soviet Russia that participated in the 1976 Olympics. Wouldn’t work for the Cirque though.