Ballet stars to raise humanitarian funds for Ukraine with London gala

Alina Cojocaru in the English National Ballet’s 2019 production of Cinderella. ‘We will unite to dance and offer what help we can,’ said the dancer. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian

International ballet stars will take part in a charity gala in London later this month to raise money for people in Ukraine.

Dance for Ukraine will feature the most prominent Russian ballerina outside Russia along with artists from the Royal Ballet, the English National Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet. Proceeds from the event will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine humanitarian appeal.