Johan Kobborg has given his last performance with the Royal Ballet, in Tokyo. The last performance was due to have been tomorrow evening for the opening of Swan Lake but he and Alina Cojocaru cancelled. Yesterday, the Royal Ballet announced:
Friday will see the first of five performances of Swan Lake, although unfortunately Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg announced today they will not be performing the leading roles on Friday evening.
So Steven McRae and Roberta Marquez will take over. However a statement from Cojocaru and Kobborg accompanied the announcement:
We are very sorry and sad not to be performing our scheduled performance of Swan Lake with the Company. Unfortunately, due to our recent injuries, although recovering well, we are still unable to meet the physical demands that Swan Lake specifically requires. … [continue reading]
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