CLAYTON — A Palestinian dance troupe says it was asked to perform at one of the region's premier art shows, set for this weekend — and was then "canceled."
The St. Louis Art Fair, which closes down the streets of Clayton for a weekend each year, had reached out to the group, Canaan Wellspring Dabke Dance Troupe. The troupe then applied, picked a day to perform — and was then told they were too late to get in.
"I think we were canceled," said Lea Koesterer, director of St. Louis Friends of Bethlehem, a Pro-Palestinian nonprofit partner of the troupe.
"When they first reached out to us, I thought, 'This is fantastic,'" Koesterer continued. "I was so hopeful. When they canceled it, it was like a kick in the teeth."
The art fair approached Canaan Wellspring in late June, Koesterer said. An art fair intern contacted the new troupe — it had just formed earlier that month — after seeing a video on social media.
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