The first mixed-race leads in Swan Lake say that skin colour is no barrier in British balletOn Friday 5 October, at the Birmingham Hippodrome, Céline Gittens and Tyrone Singleton of Birmingham Royal Ballet will dance the lead roles in the company's production of Swan Lake. In doing so, the pair will turn an important page in the art form's history. Both are mixed-race, and it will be the first time that the ballerin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM on September 22, 2012