Swan Lake Makes History
Birmingham Royal Ballet will make history tomorrow by featuring the country's first ever mixed race person to play the lead role in Swan Lake.
Birmingham Royal Ballet to make history
Birmingham Royal Ballet will make history tomorrow by featuring the country's first ever non-white swan in Swan Lake.
Traditionally ballet has been viewed as a white middle-class art form full of pale princesses.
But the dance company says it hopes the performance will show people that ballet is for everyone, regardless of race or background.
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