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Only a few years ago, when Britain's Royal Ballet was touring the United States, a friend (who was, in turn, a friend of the local promoter in Boston) phoned me to ask my opinion on whether it would be a good idea for The Royal Ballet to open its series of Swan Lakes with a Prince Siegfried who, from his photograph, was quite clearly black. I replied that the guy in question was regarded as one of the finest male classical dancers of his generation, and the local promoter should regard himself as damn lucky. The engagement went on without a hitch, and the Cuban-born Carlos Acosta had a triumph.
But race is still an issue, and will doubtless continue to be...
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