A STATE-FUNDED ballet company has been accused of politicising its latest event after it chose to drop a performance of ‘Minus 16? by esteemed Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin. The chairperson of Holocaust Awareness Ireland Oliver Sears wrote this weekend to the Irish Times to condemn the decision by Ballet Ireland and claimed it discriminated against Naharin based on his identity. Last week, the director of Ballet Ireland Anne Maher said the company’s upcoming ‘Bold Moves’ show would not include the Minus 16 performance, choreographed by Naharin, over claims his work was funded by the Israeli Government. Ballet Ireland, which receives...