Gallery: 'Tribute to Peace' for Ukraine

The artists of the Kyiv City Ballet perform "Tribute to Peace" with music by Edward Elgar and choreography by Ivan Kozlov and Ekaterina Kozlova Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 at Northrop Auditorium on the U of M campus in Minneapolis. The first piece on the program, it was created especially for this first U.S. tour. The theme of peace is the main idea. Short episodes of people's lives were brought together through scenery and dance, including scenes of a couple meeting for the first time, and a pair dreaming about what a life together might look like.

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Audience members held a Ukrainian flag as the artists of the Kyiv City Ballet took their bows after their final number.

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The artists of the Kyiv City Ballet perform "Tribute to Peace" with music by Edward Elgar and choreography by Ivan Kozlov and Ekaterina Kozlova.

Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune

The artists of the Kyiv City Ballet perform "Tribute to Peace" with music by Edward Elgar and choreography by Ivan Kozlov and Ekaterina Kozlova.

Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune

The artists of the Kyiv City Ballet perform "Tribute to Peace" with music by Edward Elgar and choreography by Ivan Kozlov and Ekaterina Kozlova.

Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune

The artists of the Kyiv City Ballet perform "Tribute to Peace" with music by Edward Elgar and choreography by Ivan Kozlov and Ekaterina Kozlova.

Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune

The artists of the Kyiv City Ballet perform "Men of Kyiv" to traditional Ukrainian folk music as their final number.

Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune