She fled Ukraine for Switzerland, she tells

Forced to flee your native country, Olga Krasnopolska has rebuilt his life in Switzerland and gives dance and acrobatics lessons.Image: Imago, dr

Olga Krasnopolska and her husband have abandoned everything since the Russian invasion. But their passions for movement and transmission led them to start all over in Switzerland.

Ursula Burgherr / ch media

The gracious Ukrainian goes to the interview accompanied by her son Illia, 14 years old. The teenager attended secondary school and, after three years spent in Switzerland, is already expressed in a correct German. Olga Krasnopolska, for his part, continues to familiarize himself with the language and follows language lessons.

Live art and his passion

The classical dance and contemporary dance lessons that she currently gives to Wettingen and the surrounding room, however, are very good, as she explains:

His exceptional talent in dance and acrobatics, combined with his kindness and his ability to motivate, largely compensate for his temporary linguistic gaps.

Olga Krasnopolska fled Ukraine with her three children and is now trying to build a new house in Wettingen, without giving up his passion, dance.Image: dr

After the summer holidays, she will take care of a new module at the children’s theater and adolescents Lampefieberin Baden, in Argovie. Baptized Circomaniathis course will mix acrobatics, dance and show elements for the youngest. A way to extend the professional career of this former circus school director, forced to flee war in her country.

Poetic shows that go around the world

Olga Krasnopolska is a real enthusiast of movement. During her adolescence, she successfully practiced rhythmic gymnastics for more than ten years, and, at 16, she joined a dance academy in Ukraine to follow a ballerina formation.

Two years later, her talent and her charisma lead her to a contemporary circus troop. It is there that she learns the art of the circus and that she meets her husband, Anatoliy Zalevskiy.

The latter, Acrobate and balancingist, won a gold medal at the Cirque Festival of tomorrow in Paris, a gold clown in Monte-Carlo and many other prestigious prices. He then worked for the Cirque du Soleil.

In 2003, the couple founded the collective with other artists with other artists Rhizome And travels the world with a unique spectacle mixing acrobatics and dance. Their children, of which Illia and her sister, also participated in this poetic and sophisticated spectacle, often praised by the press.

The couple also opened a circus school in Ukraine, which has continued to grow. The summer camps dedicated to gymnastics, dance and acrobatics quickly became a tradition. As Olga Krasnopolska says:

Protect children from war

For her, giving up this flourishing school and their house with a garden to flee the war and protecting her children is a deep heartbreaker. But fear was too great. She says:

The artist also confides how much his family who has remained in Ukraine lack.

Another difficulty, Anatoliy Zalevskiy is currently on an international tour with Rhizome And will not return to Switzerland until the fall. The couple is called every day. In the meantime, Olga Krasnopolska, mother of two boys and a girl, adapts to her new life in Switzerland, and hopes to be able to expand her teaching activity. She is expressed with hope:

What she wants more than anything for the future is a simple thing: more peace and security for her and those she loves.

Translated from German by Joel Espi

An ex-member of the Cuae student union was sentenced to complaints from the University of Geneva as part of a case dating back to December 2022. The student will appeal.

A 25 -year -old young man, former member of the Geneva student union Cuae, was sentenced to Thirty days a stay suspended – He will appeal, announces his lawyer, Me Camille Maulini, quoted by the Geneva Tribune. He was found guilty of domestic violation at the expense of the University of Geneva.