The day Russia invaded Ukraine, Brazilian dancer David Motta, then a leading soloist at the renowned Bolshoi ballet, knew he had to leave the country where he had lived half his life.
It was an “obvious” decision — his heart went out to the people of Ukraine — but “the hardest one of my life,” he said.
The gracefully lanky 25-year-old had called Russia home for 13 years. The Bolshoi Academy had taken him in as a boy and turned him into an international star.
It was an “obvious” decision — his heart went out to the people of Ukraine — but “the hardest one of my life,” he said.
The gracefully lanky 25-year-old had called Russia home for 13 years. The Bolshoi Academy had taken him in as a boy and turned him into an international star.