Costumes and Scenery from the Ukraine for the Encinitas Ballet

 reported by Patricia Frischer

We recently got this very touching story from Sayat Asatryan who is the owner and director of the Encinitas Ballet company. I am reposting his story in his words below. 

Sayat Asatryan, Agent/ Director
Encinitas Ballet
Located at: California Institute for Human Science (701 Garden View Court, Encinitas, CA 92024) cell 760.632.4947
www.EncinitasBallet.com
www.NutcrackerHelp.com

We are so excited to announce that our Cinderella dresses and one backdrop have arrived from Lviv, Ukraine! 

It's so touching that designers were making our costumes for us at such a hard time despite the difficulties of the current world. Before the war, on February 23rd, everything was ready to be shipped to the United States, until the 24th, when the war started, and all the post offices had closed.

The backdrop was ready, but I told them to stop making costumes in order to ensure their safety, yet they continued to create our beautiful costumes because it was what helped them not think about the war, keeping them happy.

We found only one solution, to transfer everything to Poland. After a four-hour drive, the costumes were at the DHL office and were ready to be shipped to us. 

We received stunning costumes for Cinderella (Gabby Fish/Moriah McLellan) and the fairy godmother (Andrea Schefer/Elisa Shroeder). The hand -painted backdrop was done using my design and was sponsored by Christina Elmore. 

Sayat Asatryan, Agent/ Director
Encinitas Ballet