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Art as Cultural Diplomacy: Kseniia Novikova on Ukrainian International Ballet, Identity, Exile & Global Collaboration

Ksenia Novikova — Founder, Ukrainian International Ballet

In this powerful and deeply human interview, Kseniia Novikova, Founder of Ukrainian International Ballet, shares her extraordinary journey from nearly two decades as a soloist at the National Opera of Ukraine to leading a global cultural initiative born out of displacement, resilience, and purpose.

Kseniia reflects on how the war in Ukraine fundamentally reshaped her path — transforming questions of artistic ambition into questions of survival, identity, and responsibility. After the disbanding of United Ukrainian Ballet in 2024, she and a group of artists chose not to disappear, but to rebuild. From that moment, Ukrainian International Ballet emerged not only as a company, but as a platform for cultural visibility, collaboration, and dialogue.

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