A Russian actor has been crushed to death during a set change at Moscow’s world famous Bolshoi Theatre as it performed the opera Sadko.
It is believed Yevgeny Kulesh went in the wrong direction during the descent of a ramp and was trapped under it.
Footage appeared to show panicked performers pleading with staff to lift the prop. Onlookers attempted to revive Mr Kulesh, but were unsuccessful.
Investigators say they are probing the circumstances surrounding the death.
In a statement issued on Saturday evening, the Bolshoi said: “The performance was immediately stopped, the audience was asked to leave the hall.”
Shocked spectators said on social media that they had initially believed that the accident was a staged trick.
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