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The Ukrainian International Ballet
On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Two ballet dancers, Stanislav Olshanskyi and Alexis Tuttunique, at the time on tour with Dutch prima ballerina Igone de Jongh, were caught off guard by the war and, with the help of Igone and Matthijs Bongertman (Senf Theaterpartners), sought refuge in dance city of The Hague.
They called on other dance professionals from Ukraine to join them. Over 60 professionals from different companies have since found each other in The Hague. Together, they formed a new company: The United Ukrainian Ballet Foundation (UUBF) and in recent months, they have worked with leading choreographers such as Jiří Kylián and Alexei Ratmansky on various productions.
Background
The Ukrainian International Ballet is a foundation created on the basis of the United Ukrainian Ballet Foundation after its closure in March 2024. The UUB was created by Matthijs Bongertman, Igone de Jong, Rinus Sprong, Robert Serry, Bart Meuter, Bessel Kok, and many other honoured and noble people.
Based on UUBF’s values, the Ukrainian International Ballet is meant to keep supporting Ukrainian refugee ballet dancers, giving them an opportunity to showcase their talent within newly created international dance projects.
Soure: https://uiballet.com/