In War Torn Donetsk The Show Must Go On

In a dressing room before a performance by the Donetsk opera company. Photographs: Maria Turchenkova for the Guardian

The Guardian: Donetsk opera house: tanks on the street but the show must go on

The city’s opera house remains open despite the dangers posed by the conflict between local separatists and Ukrainian forces

WNU Editor: It is at moments like this that I cannot help but feel that even in the worst of times .... the best of humanity always finds a way to express itself.