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Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn country have been arriving in Victoria over the past few weeks, and on Thursday they were given some help to get settled.
The local company hit a high-water mark last year by bringing in Edmonton’s Ukrainian Shumka Dancers, Canada’s only professional Ukrainian dance company. The Shumka Dancers are back again this week for several performances of The Nutcracker, albeit none that will put anyone on stage at Dance Victoria’s traditional home, the Royal Theatre. It’s 2020, after all — so performances of Tchaikovsky’s Christmas classic running Thursday through Sunday will be offered virtually. “We had it live last year at the Royal Theatre and people went nuts,” said producer Stephen White of Dance...