Paris Opera ponders blackface as it tackles ballet's race problem

Oct 6, 2020

The Paris Opera is looking at banning "blackface" in its ballets and operas after nearly a quarter of its staff called for a major shake-up of how it deals with race.

The issue of racism and diversity has been seen simmering since the choreographer Benjamin Millepied of Black Swan fame denounced the ballet's "insidious racism" after taking the reins in 2015.

He said he had been told that "one does not put a person of color in the corps de ballet because they would be a distraction".

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