Polina Semionova recovering after injury

Polina Semionova has had to postpone her performance in Le Corsaire. The ballerina explains why:

“I am very sorry to say that I will be unable to dance in the premiere of Le Corsaire at the Mikhailovsky Theatre. I have had to postpone my appearance to a later date. I am very disappointed, because it would have been a premiere for me too. I have never danced the whole of Le Corsaire before — only the famous pas de deux in concerts. It has taken me longer than expected to recover from my injury, which also forced me to miss part of last season.

“I wish all my fellow colleagues a successful premiere, and for the audience, an exciting and memorable evening!”