Ukrainian Freedom Ballet to perform at Edinburgh Festival

The show was in doubt as men have been barred from leaving the country since the Russian invasion

Polly Bartlett

Dancers from the Ukrainian Freedom Ballet dream of performing at the Edinburgh Festival.

For one month, the company’s male performers have been given special dispensation from the Ukrainian government to perform in Scotland, while they wait to be called up to war.

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