dancer danni perry rise Palestinian flag during Thier curtain call at the royal opera house risking their career to speak out for gaza

Abdullah Afridi

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00:00I chose to do my demonstration during my curtain call, a moment for myself.

00:05I chose to make it about something bigger than me.

00:07I did it because I want to draw attention to the atrocities that are taking place towards

00:12the Palestinian people by Israeli defense forces currently in Gaza.

00:17The people who get to go and see opera, who have the opportunity to go and see opera,

00:23are the ones with power and influence to be able to help, however they're remaining silent.

00:29The right wing media coverage has been honestly quite comical to me.

00:34I believe they're trying to make a mockery of me and a mockery of my defiance and steer

00:40the story away from the actual story of what is happening in Gaza right now.

00:45In the past two days, 18 people have died from starvation due to Israeli food blockade.

00:53The United Nations and the International Court of Justice recognise that this is a

00:59genocide.

01:00So I find it disgusting that my act of resistance has been called inappropriate by the Royal Opera House.

01:09When the curtain came down, Oliver Mears came on stage and said to me very aggressively,

01:16say, you will never work for the Opera House ever again.

01:21In which I responded, I don't give a flying fuck.

01:26I acted alone in my demonstration because I have felt quite alone trying to have these conversations

01:33with others in the industry.

01:35And as artists, we are lucky enough to have these platforms that reach huge audiences.

01:42Therefore, I feel we have a responsibility to use them.

01:47And that goes for producers, creatives, anyone that is working in the industry.

01:54Use your platform.

01:56Speak up.

01:57Speak up.

01:58Speak up.

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