‘Dance For Peace': Ukrainians And Russians Share The Stage For Swan Lake Performance

CBS Minnesota

March 5, 2022

While RBTheatre’s performed “Swan Lake” at State Theatre in downtown Minneapolis Friday, another storyline was written on stage. The cast of 40+ put on the show, and every show on their 50-city tour, while cast members’ home nations waged war thousands of miles away.

“Every and each one of our cast and crew member has someone very important to them in Ukraine right now,” said Producer Gulya Hartwick prior to Friday’s show.

Known as Russian Ballet Theatre until Thursday, the group changed its name to avoid anti-Russian backlash.

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