Mick Hartley

The Telegraph reveals the identity of Palestine flag man:

A “queer dance artist” who attended a £48,000-a-year school was behind a pro-Palestine protest at the Royal Opera House, The Telegraph can reveal.

The audience for Verdi’s opera Il Trovatore was stunned on Saturday evening when a member of the cast unfurled a Palestinian flag during the curtain call.

Footage from the incident showed a stage manager trying – and failing – to snatch the flag from the performer, who was still in costume as a demon.

The Telegraph understands that the cast member behind the protest is Daniel Perry, a self-described “queer dance artist”, choreographer, and DJ.

The dancer studied at the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire, which charges up to £16,000 per term for boarding….

Perry’s pronouns are “they/them”, according to booking agencies representing the dancer.

The performer recently wore a tank top with the slogan “Free Palestine” to a London performance of Cabaret, a musical set during the Weimar Republic that heavily foreshadows the persecution of the Jews under the Nazi regime….

In a social post about the visit, Perry wrote: “In this particular version, we are reminded of how regimental political systems, such as extreme nationalism, and fascism, oppress and eradicate individualism, whilst also segregating people, leaving them voiceless, expressionless and helplessly in control by their oppressors.

“I believe we are currently living in similar times.”

Yes, in many ways perhaps we are. Unfortunately this buffoon has misread the situation. The current terrifying rise in antisemitism does echo the rise of the Nazis in the Thirties – but he's picked the wrong side.