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In Ukraine's Kharkiv, ballet offers hope to a war-torn city
Ballerinas prepare for practising the revival of the classical ballet Chopiniana. [Marko Djurica/Reuters]
In Ukraine's Kharkiv, ballet offers hope to a war-torn city
A worker cleans shattered glass in an industrial area - damaged by a Russian drone attack - in Kharkiv. [Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters]
In Ukraine's Kharkiv, ballet offers hope to a war-torn city
A firefighter works amid ruins caused by a Russian drone attack in Kharkiv. [Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters]
In Ukraine's Kharkiv, ballet offers hope to a war-torn city
A worker cleans the area in front of the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. [Marko Djurica/Reuters]
In Ukraine's Kharkiv, ballet offers hope to a war-torn city
Ballerina Antonina Radiievska, 43, prepares for rehearsal. "In spite of everything - the fact that bombs are flying, drones, and everything else - we can give a gift of something wonderful to people," said Radiievska. "They can come and, even if it's just for an hour or two, completely immerse themselves in a different world." [Marko Djurica/Reuters]
In Ukraine's Kharkiv, ballet offers hope to a war-torn city
A ballerina puts makeup on before the rehearsals, in the basement of the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. [Marko Djurica/Reuters]
In Ukraine's Kharkiv, ballet offers hope to a war-torn city
The stage in the basement of the theatre, where the ballet is allowed to perform, is a quarter the size of the main one. [Marko Djurica/Reuters]
In Ukraine's Kharkiv, ballet offers hope to a war-torn city
Staging a classical opera again signals that Ukraine endures, says Igor Tuluzov, director-general of Opera East, the ballet company behind the production. [Marko Djurica/Reuters]
In Ukraine's Kharkiv, ballet offers hope to a war-torn city
The basement auditorium now seats 400 people on stackable chairs, compared with the 1,750 seats in the main theatre above. [Marko Djurica/Reuters]
In Ukraine's Kharkiv, ballet offers hope to a war-torn city
"When we started performing here, I felt very happy because we finally went out to our audience," said Olena Shliahina, 38, after the rehearsals. [Marko Djurica/Reuters]
In Ukraine's Kharkiv, ballet offers hope to a war-torn city
A swing stands amid the ruins of a house destroyed by a Russian drone attack in Kharkiv. [Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters]
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