The Ukrainian ballet dancers waiting for a call to war

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Pavlo and Igor are part of the Ukrainian Freedom Ballet company performing at the Edinburgh Fringe.

The Freedom Ballet company from Ukraine are performing at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Igor's wife and two daughters left Ukraine in the early days of the war in search of safety - they now live on a cruise ship docked in Edinburgh which is housing more than 100 refugees. Many of the dancers' loved ones are spread around Europe having fled Russian attacks - though Igor's family made it to Edinburgh to watch him perform.

During their festival stint, they will be performing an adaptation of their hit show Boudoir, a series of stories driven by sex and violence that all revolve around a giant wardrobe.

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