Dancing despite war - From war-torn Ukraine to the big ballet stage | DW Documentary
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- čas přidán 16. 01. 2024
- In Ukraine, the talented young dancer Danylo is on the verge of a breakthrough. Then, war breaks out. In Mainz, Germany, dance teacher Irina Starostina takes the 16-year-old in. A former ballet dancer in Kyiv, Irina promises to help him succeed at the highest level.
"Danylo's father called me and asked: ‘Can you save us? If he doesn't train, then that's it.‘" Irina didn’t hesitate: "I didn't think for half a second about whether I would take him." She brought Danylo from Kyiv to Germany and is now doing everything she can to ensure that his years of training were not in vain. He lives with her at the dance school so that he can complete six hours of training a day. But the dangerous escape from Ukraine under fire has left its mark.
Irina herself used to be a dancer in Kyiv. Now, she runs one of the few ballet schools in Mainz that train young dancers at a world-class level. She calls them "my children" and takes them to elite international competitions. Her network, built during her days as a celebrated international dancer, spans the globe. Irina's classical dance training program takes eight years to complete. Only her very best students -- aged ten to 18 -- are allowed to train with her, for up to six hours a day.
Irina is currently paying particular attention to the young dancers who were destined for an international ballet career in Ukraine and whose dreams are now in danger of being buried under rubble. At the same time, she is working tirelessly to organize aid deliveries for her war-torn native country. But next up is the big international dance competition in Spoleto, Italy. Danylo is expected to win there and show the world that Ukrainian dancing is unstoppable. Will Danylo manage to overcome the trauma of war to realize his dream of a dancing career?
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00:04 Danila, a 16-year-old ballet talent, finds refuge from war in Germany and strives to succeed despite his traumatic experiences.
03:04 Enina collects supplies for war zone hospitals and children's homes.
10:12 Enena's efforts to help Ukraine and her desire for the war to end.
13:45 Ukrainians work hard to lift spirits and support those in need
19:37 Dance to express, share love and touch people's souls
21:38 Expressing emotions through dance and overcoming challenges.
27:05 Ballet is something special and admired by all.
29:59 Danilo and Florentino present their modern piece by Stefan deat, feeling nervous but determined.
38:10 Children and young adults wait for ballet results after an exhausting week
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Thank you for the great story telling, production and most excellent editor.
It's a wonderful documentary shared by (DW) documentary channel... documentary about someone who loves and is excited about Artisy activity despite war circumstances...carrying passive feelings to ward's lives wonderfulness...
Very interesting. My best wishes in the future for all involved. They have a great future. 😊
It's the Don Q pas de deux, not Swan Lake.
Exquisitely beautiful. Thank you. You bring tears to my eyes.
No one is taking Ukraine... Out of their hearts/spirits. Good luck to those who try. Something can't be stolen! ❤
Peace to Ukraine. 💙🇺🇦💙
I love the positive energy of those people in the video. ❤👍❤
Every person is a fighter in his way.
I was just reading how ballet inspired russian people in fighting neopolean.
Others: GRENADE INCOMING, TAKE FIRE
These guys: DANCE TILL UR DEAD
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Awesome documentary. ❤😊
Kyiv not Kiev.
*this dance is like a weapon of self defense against the present tense* - Present Tense (Radiohead)
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Bad theme 😢
I wish they make a Documentary on Palestinians courage and patience
I wish people would take a look at how many documentaries DW Documentary has already done on the subject.
Best wishes from Vermont ❄️
This documentary was made long before the war in Palestine started. It was originally on a German channel, DW translated it into English now
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for Ukrainian aid "Summer & in between season Shoes". for Palestanian aid "minimal water". Alas!
Is war going on 😂😂😂
Not funny.
man-woman mixing like this should be prohibited
Real hard to do ballet like that though 😅I....
I didn't watch the video. Just wanna say that based on the number of views and comments, I'm so glad nobody really care about this hypocrite of a country anymore.
The real title of this documentary should be "Dancing despite war - in Palestine"
Is that what's called Whataboutism? You know - when you try to change the subject to a completely different one. 🙄
@@TheStockwell Why do they never talk about the other subject like ever? The answer to Whataboutism could be, I don't know, less hypocrisy.
Jfc go find Palestinian dancers and make your own documentary
Are you joking? Islam forbids music and dancing. They would behead these peoples' Palestinian counterparts.
@@TheStockwell it is ironic that at the same time there is much more pro-Palestinian popular content than pro-Ukrainian.