Interview: The Kyiv City Ballet is on Tour Until Further Notice

WUOT | By Chrissy Keuper

Published October 2, 2022 at 11:13 PM EDT

The Kyiv City Ballet began a long-planned European tour on February 23rd, 2022, taking what became one of the last flights out of Ukraine as Russian troops invaded the country the next day. The Kyiv City Ballet now remains on tour indefinitely and is performing in Tennessee (all revenue from the U.S. leg of the tour is going directly to the ballet company). Ivan Kozlov is the ballet’s founder and director and he spoke with WUOT’s Chrissy Keuper.

Ivan Kozlov (left) with dancers in the Kyiv City Ballet.

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Chrissy Keuper

Chrissy served as WUOT's News Director and host of monthly public affairs talk show Dialogue from late 2021 to early 2023. Her first job with the station was as weekend student announcer while earning her bachelor's in Anthropology from the University of Tennessee. She had previously been the station's local host for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered news programs; occasionally filled in as host for WUOT's Morning and Afternoon Concerts; and won multiple awards for her interviews, feature stories, and Dialogue.

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