state media reports a performer was crushed to death during a live performance. cnn s matthew chance reports now from moscow. reporter: this tragic accident happened during a scenery change during the performance of a famous russian opera at the famous bolshoi theater in moscow. one of the background actors moved the wrong way when a heavy ramp was being moved on stage. performers are shouting stop and call an ambulance. attempts to reviv him were unsuccessful. they initially thought it was some kind of stage trick. in a statement the bolshoi theater has expressed condolences to the friends and family. investigators say they re looking into the circumstances around the death. this is not the first time the bolshoi has become embroiled in
a performer at moscow s famous theater has been killed in a horrifying on-stage incident. the moscow prosecutor s office is now investigating the accident. more now from cnn s matthew chance. reporter: jim, this tragic accident happened during a scenery change during a performance of a famous russian opera called sadka. apparently according to law enforcement agencies, one of the background actors moved the wrong way when a heavy ramp was being loaded onto the stage, crushing him underneath it. footage appeared online showed panic performers shouting stop and call an ambulance. but attempts to revive him were successful. members on social media thought it was some kind of staged trick. in a statement the theater has expressed condolences to family and friends of the victim. investigators say they re