Motors on the dancefloor: Hungarian ballet rehearses in car factory amid energy woes

The Ballet Company of Gyor, in Hungary is rehearsing at the Audi automobile factory after being forced to shutter their rehearsal hall in response to soaring energy prices. Photo: AP

Reka Zalai clocked out for lunch last week in the quality assurance department of an Audi automobile factory in Hungary.

But instead of heading to her ordinary spot in the factory’s lunch room, she walked to a nearby conference hall near the production line to watch a performance of a professional contemporary ballet troupe.