Ballet lovers enjoyed the evening of luminous presence and technical precision by leading artists from Ukraine, Russia and Lithuanian companies in Kyiv National Opera House on Nov. 28. Pieces from eight famous ballets, including “The Nutcracker,” “Le Corsaire” and “Giselle” were a rare treat for the Kyiv audience. Artists from Russia's Bolshoi Theater, Stanislavskiy Musical Theater, and Imperial Russian theater performed together with best Ukrainian dancers. One of the lead male ballet dancers from Ukraine, Viktor Ischuk performed perhaps the largest number of acts.The audience gave him standing ovations as he sprained his ankle during the Ukrainian folk dance, hopak. The ballet was followed by a private cocktail in the Opera restaurant. (Courtesy)
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