Children pose for pictures in front of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, before a performance by Russia's Bolshoi Ballet company in Beijing, China, July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Children pose for pictures in front of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, before a performance by Russia's Bolshoi Ballet company in Beijing, China, July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

People pose for a selfie in front of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, before a performance by Russia's Bolshoi Ballet company in Beijing, China, July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

People pose for pictures in front of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, before a performance by Russia's Bolshoi Ballet company in Beijing, China, July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

The Artistic Director of the Bolshoi Ballet Makhar Vaziev poses for a picture in front of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, a day before the Russian ballet company's performance in Beijing, China, July 24, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Principal Dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet Eleonora Sevenard poses for a picture in front of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, a day before the Russian ballet company's performance in Beijing, China, July 24, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Principal Dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet Elizaveta Kokoreva poses for a picture in front of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, a day before the Russian ballet company's performance in Beijing, China, July 24, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Dancers from the United Ukrainian Ballet Company dance during a rehearsal on stage, at the Taipei Music Center in Taipei, Taiwan April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Dancers from the United Ukrainian Ballet Company prepare backstage, at the Taipei Music Center in Taipei, Taiwan April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Dancers from the United Ukrainian Ballet Company pose for a photo, while holding the Ukraine flag, at the Taipei Music Center in Taipei, Taiwan April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, drinks coffee after a dance class for the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, March 18, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, and her colleague Boris Zhurilov perform during a semi-open dress rehearsal for the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, March 16, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, performs during a semi-open dress rehearsal for the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, March 16, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, and her colleague Boris Zhurilov practice during a dance class for the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, March 14, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, looks at her necklace with the map of her country, after a stage rehearsal for the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, March 14, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, and her colleague Boris Zhurilov practice after a stage rehearsal for the Swan Lake ballet while workers rebuild the stage at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, March 11, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva (centre), 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, performs during a stage rehearsal for the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, March 11, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ballet director Tamas Solymosi (left) teaches a movement to Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, and her colleague Boris Zhurilov, after a stage rehearsal for the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, March 11, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, tries on her headdress after a stage rehearsal for the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, March 11, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, waits for her cue to perform during a stage rehearsal for the Swan Lake ballet, at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, March 11, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, practices before a stage rehearsal of the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, February 11, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, practices before a stage rehearsal of the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, February 11, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, and her colleague Boris Zhurilov perform during a stage rehearsal of the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, February 11, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A ballet dancer from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

A ballet dancer from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

A ballet dancer from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

A ballet dancer from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

A ballet dancer from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

A ballet dancer from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

A ballet dancer from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company ahead of the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

A ballet dancer from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers fand staff rom Northern Ballet company ahead of the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ballet dancers from Northern Ballet company perform during the dress rehearsal of The Great Gatsby at The Grand Theatre in Leeds, Britain March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, takes a bus back to her house after her dress rehearsal for the Swan Lake ballet, Budapest, Hungary, February 23, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A seamstress adjusts the stage dress of Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia’s invasion, for the Swan Lake ballet at Eiffel Art Studios in Budapest, Hungary, February 23, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A seamstress adjusts the stage dress of Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, for the Swan Lake ballet at Eiffel Art Studios in Budapest, Hungary, February 23, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, arrives before a dance rehearsal for the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, February 15, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, fixes her pointe shoes after a rehearsal for Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, February 15, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, and her colleague Boris Zhurilov attend a dance class for the Swan Lake ballet with master Irina Prokofieva, at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, February 9, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, and her colleague Boris Zhurilov practice during a class for the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, February 9, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, concentrates during a dance class for the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, February 9, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, prepares for a dance class for the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, February 01, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ganna Muromtseva, 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, holds her pointe shoes during a dance class for the Swan Lake ballet, at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, February 1, 2023. Muromtseva left Ukraine with just a bag when she was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine, and after a year of trying to survive from one day to another and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top with the role of the White Swan and the Black Swan, which she had danced for more than five years as part of her Ukraine company in Kyiv, China and Tokyo before. "I'm happy to make a story on stage again," she said. "It is a totally different production (in Budapest), for me it feels like I really have to prove ... You have to be...very flexible in your head, not (just) in your body." REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.