We are Ukrainian and Russian ballet couple who couldn’t return home. The set to dance Swan Lake in Paris.We’ve lost everything except our Love, our Art and our Profession. We believe - no goal is worth as human life. All we need - is peace. We must do everything to stop this madness.

Ukraine had its first Gay Pride Parade in 2013 amidst intolerance and suppression. In 2020, and due to the covid-19 pandemic, the organizers of the event decided to make a world statement regarding their Gay Pride by flying a rainbow flag with a drone and attaching it to their Moderland Monument i...

Ukrainian refugee Elizaveta sings together with 300 Lithuanians, who answered her call to gather in Vilnius and sing this viral Ukrainian folk song to draw attention to the ongoing war and struggles of Ukrainian people.

The war in Ukraine has severely strained U.S.-Russia relations and increased the risk of a wider European conflict. Tensions are likely to increase between Russia and neighboring NATO member countries that would likely involve the United States, due to alliance security commitments. Additionally, t...

In this episode of contemporary and ballet male dancers IV, we introduce young dance Lauritz Carl from Denmark peerforming three different auditions as well as Italian mega dancer Roberto Bollo performing Bolero from Ravel with a group of italian young male dancers in La Escala de Milano.. With a hi

In this video we present some of the gay pride parades that have already taken place in 2023 as well as some memories of the success of Gay Pride in other years. We highlight Jerusalem, Israel;Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Wilton Manors Florida: and the flying of the Gay Flag in Kyiv before the war in 2...

In his recent remarks to congress, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of his countrymen and women, and of his land, in loving terms. I immediately remembered the poetry of Hayim Nahman Bialik (1873-1934) set by David Nowakowsky (1848-1921), of the Brodsky Synagogue in Odessa, which evokes ...

Fire Island Dance Festival returns this summer to bring unforgettable dance and an incomparable weekend of culture to Fire Island Pines. The festival continues to be one of the most anticipated charitable events of the Fire Island summer. Since its first edition in 1994, Fire Island Dance Festival h...

In this fourteenth installment of our "Male Ballet Dancers" we are proud to feature classical training and dancing by three principal solo dancers: Steve McRae, principal ballet dancer, London Royal Opera Ballet; Kimin Kim, Marinsky Ballet in St. Petersburg; and, Ivan Vasilev, former Bolshoi Princ

On March 14, 2022, the Met presented a benefit concert to support Ukraine and its citizens, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the Met Orchestra and Chorus and distinguished soloists, including Ukrainian bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi, who led a performance of the Ukrainian national anthem, and