Seven women report alleged sexual abuse at ballet academy

On the morning of Monday, May 13, the media Interference of Radios UCR announced the denunciation of seven women who claim to have suffered alleged sexual abuse and harassment by a professor at a renowned Costa Rican ballet academy, located in Escazú. The events are narrated in a podcast that lasts 30 minutes and through which they spend a series of voices telling their stories; some go back more than 20 years ago and some of the women claim tha…

New revelations in the dispute over the Hamburg-Ballett boss: After numerous dismissals, former colleagues from Düsseldorf are now also supporting the criticism.

There are new accusations against Demis Volpi, the successor of John Neumeier as director of the Hamburg Ballet. This time they come from Düsseldorf - where Volpi was previously active. The NDR is exclusively provided with a letter from the dancers there. There, too, a climate of fear is said to have prevailed.