‘We are the lucky ones’: Kyiv City Ballet troupe stranded in Paris
by Kim Willsher in Paris from World news | The Guardian on (#5X3K6)
Members of the Kyiv City Ballet company stranded in France discuss their experience and fears for their home
Ivan and Ekaterina Koslov are used to being away from home on tour with the Kyiv City Ballet company. What they are not used to is being stranded in a foreign country unable to return.
The couple arrived in Paris on 23 February, with 38 young dancers for a short tour of a children's version of The Nutcracker. Just hours later Russia invaded Ukraine and all flights to and from Kyiv Airport were immediately halted.
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