Flight Dance Live

A film by Ditteke Mensink about young dancers from The United Ukrainian Ballet and their new lives as refugees.

Flight Dance Live

February 24, 2022 Russia invades Ukraine. Millions of people are fleeing. Professional Ukrainian dancers are accommodated in the vacant Royal Conservatory in The Hague. Since then they have formed The United Ukrainian Ballet together. The dancers live in old classrooms, study rooms and rehearsal rooms. There is a story behind every door.

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Credits

Director
Ditteke Mensink

Producer
Mira Mendel and Rene Mendel

Executive producer
Nikki Thie

Room
Gregor Merman

Assembly
Stella van Voorst van Beest

Sound
Anneloes Pabbruwee

Additional camera
Jaap Veldhoen

Additional sound
Susan van Eck
Job Michael
Ivar Trentelman

Assembly assistant
Sandra Ligtenberg

Research and interpreter
Olena Vlasenko

Translation
Ksenia Panko
Natalia O. Kononienko
Diana Helme
Corina White
Theo van Dyke

Sound design and mixing
Hubert Bean

Music
Paul M. van Bruges

Grading
Joel Sahuleka

Title design
Gijs Kuiper

Post production
Bart van den Broek
Majorie Browns

Directing intern
Leonard Verkade

Coordinating Producer NTR
Astrid Prickaerts

Final editing NTR
Diana Trump

production accountant
Karla of the Water

Special thanks to:

Anastasiia Bakum

Daria Manoilo

Dmitro Borodai

Evelina Chapska

Iryna Khutorianska

Ksenia Novikova

Marat Ragimov

Maria Shupilova

Oleksii Kniazkov

Valeria Matsehora

Vasilysa Nykyforova

Veronica Rakitina

Violetta Hurko

Vladyslav Detiuchenko

Vladyslava Palashovska

Thanks to:

The United Ukrainian Ballet, Shannah Lobatto, Stefan Stolk, Matthijs Bongertman, Johan Dorrestein, Marijke Evers, Florien Vos.

This production was made possible with financial support from CoBO, Fonds 21 and the Municipality of The Hague

The former conservatory in The Hague is a shelter for them where they collect their lives and find refuge in their profession: dance. The formation of a new ballet company, The United Ukrainian Ballet, is an important foothold in winning back their lives. They find comfort in each other and close friendships develop. In addition, there is the great love for ballet, for the dancers the best way to express themselves.