Four people were slightly injured Thursday evening October 22 during a performance at the municipal theater in Caen after part of the set collapsed on the orchestra pit, concordant sources indicated.
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During a performance, a set on a metal construction wheel three meters high and 1.20 m wide in which four acrobats and a singer were moving, collapsed on thirty musicians positioned below
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In the collapse, four people were injured: a singer, an acrobat and two musicians, according to the same source.
One injured person was transported to the Caen University Hospital and another to a clinic.
According to the communication direction of the theater of Caen, it was the general of the Royal Ballet of the night, with some guests present in the public.
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There was a problem moving the tower and it fell into the orchestra pit.
In this accessory tower was positioned the singer
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We will know at the end of the morning, if we maintain the representation
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Three performances are scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, according to the website of the municipal theater of Caen.