Russia's Bolshoi Ballet company will not stop using blackface, despite a wave of criticism directed at them earlier this month when ballet dancer Misty Copeland posted about the practice on Instagram.
."I get that this is a VERY sensitive subject in the ballet world. But until we can call people out and make people uncomfortable, change can’t happen."
Bolshoi Theatre director Vladimir Urin told Russia's RIA Novosti news agency that the ballet the dancers were a part of,"La Bayadère," had used the same costumes and makeup for years. "The ballet La Bayadère has been performed thousands of times in this production in Russia and abroad, and the Bolshoi Theatre will not get involved in such a discussion," Urin RIA Novosti,Some had criticized Copeland for posting a photo of two teens, and others said she did not understand Russian ballet culture, but many applauded her for shining light on a racist tradition. Her original Instagram post from last week had more than 65,000 likes on Wednesday afternoon.
"Bravo to the great @mistyonpointe for using her global platform to highlight a racist practice rooted in long-standing cultural habits," writer Michael Eric Dyson on Twitter."This is the only way it can be addressed! Thank you @mistyonpointe for your courage, clarity and conscience!"
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