From stage to battlefield: Some ballet dancers in Ukraine take up arms
, a Ukrainian member of the Washington Ballet who grew up in Odessa and trained at the Odessa Ballet Academy.
“It really warms my heart to hear of people helping,” Derechyna said. “Ratmansky has been amazing, reaching out to dancers on social media all over the world. Ballet is a highly international art form, and we are one big ballet family. So for us to feel like we could be at war with each other is surreal. I have never been in a ballet company where there aren’t dancers from all over the world, and we all support each other.
Derechyna said that when she saw the photos of the Ukrainian dancers Vorotnyk and Potiomkin, who is the father of a young child, she felt an instant bond. She understands the dancers’ strength and courage.“It is unbelievable to go from all the grace and beauty of creating this art form,” she said, “and then to have the complete opposite, standing with a gun. It’s just unbelievable to see thatwould be your reality when one week ago you were dancing onstage.
Derechyna spoke wistfully of the beloved Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, where she danced as a teenager. “It’s the most magical place I’ve ever been. The smell, the beautiful chandelier, the red velvet seating, the balconies. It’s just so grand.” She worries about her mother, who still lives in that city on the Black Sea. Her worst fear, she said, is “not to be able to walk on the streets where I grew up.” Her voice broke off, and then she added the sentiment that is surely animating her fellow artists who have taken up arms: “Not to have my country anymore.”
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