In March 2022, Brazilian-born soloist Victor Caixeta departed Russia's Mariinsky Theatre, citing the invasion of Ukraine as a personal and moral "catastrophe". His exit, part of a wider exodus of foreign artists including Xander Parish and Olga Smirnova, underscored a significant cultural isolation of the Russian ballet sector, leading to his subsequent move to the Dutch National Ballet. Read the full details of this development at EuroNews . British dancer quits Russia's Mariinsky Ballet over Ukraine