Ukrainian ballet star Ivan Putrov on uniting the dance world for charity gala
msn.comRoyal Ballet star Putrov has directed Dance For Ukraine alongside Romanian ballet dancer Alina Cojocaru, whom he trained alongside in Kyiv before joining London’s Royal Ballet School.
The event will be held at the London Coliseum on March 19 with the funds raised donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to provide aid to people fleeing the Ukraine.
Putrov, who was born in Kyiv, told the PA news agency: “We have so many loved ones and people who looked after and cared for us back in Ukraine, back in Kyiv, at the (dance) school, at the company, the National Ballet Of Ukraine, that we feel like the rest of the world, that we need to do something and so we’re doing the best we can, which is what we know: dance and produce. ”Dance For Ukraine, produced by the dance charity Inspiration In Motion, will feature artists from the Royal Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet and English National Ballet who have donated their services.
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