The representative of the "Moulin Rouge" spoke about the Russian artists in the cabaret

The number of dancers from Russia in the troupe of the Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris, which celebrates its 130th anniversary on Sunday, has been decreasing in recent years, Jean-Luc Peo-Rico, the cabaret's communications director, said in an interview.

On October 6, 1889, the Moulin Rouge, or "Red Mill", cabaret opened its doors to visitors for the first time. "They (artists from Russia. — ed.) have been fewer and fewer in the last fifteen years or so. In general, in recent years there have been fewer artists from Eastern Europe. And fewer and fewer Russian artists who come to Europe, even for auditions. There used to be a lot of them, but now there are almost none", — said Peo Rico.

According to him, in recent years, the top three nationalities in the Moulin Rouge — Australians, British and French. "Since the troupe is renewed at 20-25% per year, it is clear that this ratio is changing. Twice a year — in spring and autumn — new artists come", — told Peo Rico.

Now one dancer and two dancers from Russia, as well as one artist from Kazakhstan are performing on the Moulin Rouge stage. In total, the Moulin Rouge troupe has 60 dancers and 20 dancers from more than ten countries.

About 600 thousand people visit the Moulin Rouge every year, about half of them — Foreigners. There are 900 seats in the performance hall. As noted in the cabaret, the Red Mill is one of the largest consumers of champagne: 240,000 bottles of sparkling wine are opened there annually.