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14:04, 03-Feb-2018
Argentinian ballet dancers protest by performing in the streets
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Dancers from the Argentinian National Ballet perform in the streets near the Culture Ministry in Buenos Aires on Thursday to protest against the government's decision of funding cuts. /VCG Photo
Dancers from the Argentinian National Ballet perform in the streets near the Culture Ministry in Buenos Aires on Thursday to protest against the government's decision of funding cuts. /VCG Photo
About 80 dancers, choreographers, and other workers of the state-funded National Ballet of the Dance lost their jobs in December under government austerity measures. /VCG Photo
About 80 dancers, choreographers, and other workers of the state-funded National Ballet of the Dance lost their jobs in December under government austerity measures. /VCG Photo
Dancers took the streets to perform pirouettes to “Swan Lake”, blocking traffic but won cheer and applause from onlookers. /VCG Photo
Dancers took the streets to perform pirouettes to “Swan Lake”, blocking traffic but won cheer and applause from onlookers. /VCG Photo
The dancers hung a long rope with ballet slippers in the downtown. /VCG Photo
The dancers hung a long rope with ballet slippers in the downtown. /VCG Photo
They also displaced handwritten messages: "No to the closure of the National Dance Ballet (BND)" and "No to the cultural emptying". /VCG Photo
They also displaced handwritten messages: "No to the closure of the National Dance Ballet (BND)" and "No to the cultural emptying". /VCG Photo