Young Ukrainian Dancers Trapped Abroad
2022-03-10
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1The Kyiv City Ballet danced to a full theater in Paris for the company's last show of its French tour.
2The tour has left the dancers without a place to go after the war started in Ukraine.
3In other times, performing at the Théâtre du Chatelet would be a dream come true for the dancers.
4But with the ongoing war in their country, the dancers feel only a deep sadness.
5"We are both physically and emotionally exhausted," Ekaterina Kozlova told The Associated Press.
6She is the company's assistant director.
7"Everyone in the ballet is worried about their families, loved ones, friends, colleagues at home. It's been very difficult."
8The Théâtre du Chatelet, in the center of Paris, offered them the stage on Tuesday for the group's final show of a French tour.
9The dance director of the Paris Opera and some members of her company joined the Ukrainians for a class before performing several ballet classics together.
10They danced parts of Russian composer Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.
11For many of the dancers, the chance to train and dance was a way to think about "something other than the conflict in Ukraine," Kozlova said.
12One of the dancers will be going to the Ukrainian border in the coming days to pick up her young daughter who was taken out of the country.
13Only some members of the company were traveling around France.
14Many of the ballet's best dancers stayed behind, waiting to join their friends after they reached Paris.
15"Most of our artists are stuck in Ukraine," Director Ivan Kozlov told the Paris crowd.
16The city of Paris and the ballet community have helped find temporary housing for the Ukrainian dancers who say they hope to continue dancing in France and elsewhere.
17The Chatelet theater offered the whole group a residency.
18But for now, Tuesday's last-minute performance was their last.
19All sales from their performances will go to nongovernmental organizations collecting and sending humanitarian aid to Ukraine and neighboring countries.
20Ukrainian dancers have also looked to other countries for safe places to stay.
21The Romanian National Opera offered six ballet dancers fleeing the war in Ukraine a chance to work with their ballet company.
22Some of them could be performing next month.
23I'm Dan Novak.
1The Kyiv City Ballet danced to a full theater in Paris for the company's last show of its French tour. The tour has left the dancers without a place to go after the war started in Ukraine. 2In other times, performing at the Théâtre du Chatelet would be a dream come true for the dancers. But with the ongoing war in their country, the dancers feel only a deep sadness. 3"We are both physically and emotionally exhausted," Ekaterina Kozlova told The Associated Press. She is the company's assistant director. "Everyone in the ballet is worried about their families, loved ones, friends, colleagues at home. It's been very difficult." 4The Théâtre du Chatelet, in the center of Paris, offered them the stage on Tuesday for the group's final show of a French tour. 5The dance director of the Paris Opera and some members of her company joined the Ukrainians for a class before performing several ballet classics together. They danced parts of Russian composer Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. 6For many of the dancers, the chance to train and dance was a way to think about "something other than the conflict in Ukraine," Kozlova said. 7One of the dancers will be going to the Ukrainian border in the coming days to pick up her young daughter who was taken out of the country. 8Only some members of the company were traveling around France. Many of the ballet's best dancers stayed behind, waiting to join their friends after they reached Paris. 9"Most of our artists are stuck in Ukraine," Director Ivan Kozlov told the Paris crowd. 10The city of Paris and the ballet community have helped find temporary housing for the Ukrainian dancers who say they hope to continue dancing in France and elsewhere. The Chatelet theater offered the whole group a residency. But for now, Tuesday's last-minute performance was their last. 11All sales from their performances will go to nongovernmental organizations collecting and sending humanitarian aid to Ukraine and neighboring countries. 12Ukrainian dancers have also looked to other countries for safe places to stay. The Romanian National Opera offered six ballet dancers fleeing the war in Ukraine a chance to work with their ballet company. Some of them could be performing next month. 13I'm Dan Novak. 14Dan Novak adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on reporting from The Associated Press. 15____________________________________________________________________ 16Words in This Story 17ballet - n. a kind of dancing that is performed on a stage and that uses dance, music, costumes, and scenery to tell a story 18tour - n. a journey through the different parts of a country, region, etc. 19strand- v. to leave in a place without a way of leaving it 20exhausted - v. to use all of someone's mental or physical energy 21colleague - n. a fellow worker 22stage - n. a raised platform in a theater, auditorium, etc., where the performers stand 23stuck - adj. difficult or impossible to move from a position 24residency - n. a period of time when a writer, artist, etc., lives and works at a college or other institution