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. 

Ballet dancers perform during a semi-open dress rehearsal of the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus SEARCH "MONUS BALLERINA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A man lights a cigarette as people take part in an anti-government demonstration during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus 

A man lights a cigarette as people take part in an anti-government demonstration during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People take part in an anti-government demonstration during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus 

People take part in an anti-government demonstration during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus 

People take part in an anti-government demonstration during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus 

People take part in an anti-government demonstration during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus 

People take part in an anti-government demonstration during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus 

People take part in an anti-government demonstration during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus 

People take part in an anti-government demonstration during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus 

People take part in an anti-government demonstration during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus 

People take part in an anti-government demonstration during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Kiskoros, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Kiskoros, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban gestures as he speaks during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Kiskoros, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

People take part in an anti-government demonstration during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus REFILE - CORRECTING CITY 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Kiskoros, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Kiskoros, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Kiskoros, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Kiskoros, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Kiskoros, Hungary, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

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 (centre), 29, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia's invasion, talks with her colleagues Kateryna Tarasova and Maksym Kovtun 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. 

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

Ballet master Irina Prokofieva talks to the ballerinas after a stage rehearsal for the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, March 11, 2023. 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. 

Ballerinas rest backstage during a stage rehearsal for the Swan Lake ballet at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary, March 11, 2023. 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. 

Dog handlers and their Hungarian Vizsla dogs compete on the first day of the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, Britain, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Molly Darlington 

Hungarian Vizsla dogs attend the first day of the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, Britain, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Molly Darlington 

Hungarian Finance Minister Mihaly Varga speaks during a business conference in Budapest, Hungary, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Hungarian Finance Minister Mihaly Varga attend a business conference in Budapest, Hungary, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reacts during a business conference in Budapest, Hungary, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a business conference in Budapest, Hungary, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a business conference in Budapest, Hungary, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a business conference in Budapest, Hungary, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a business conference in Budapest, Hungary, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Hungarian Finance Minister Mihaly Varga attend a business conference in Budapest, Hungary, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

A general view as the Hungarian parliament starts debating the ratification of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership in Budapest, Hungary, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

A general view as the Hungarian parliament starts debating the ratification of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership in Budapest, Hungary, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo