The former artistic director of English National Ballet recalls the joy of working with a ballerina who reached an audience far beyond dance
Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who has died aged 29, was beloved in the dance world, and will be truly missed.
She had an extraordinary life. Born in Sierra Leone during the civil war, she lost both her biological parents as a toddler and was subsequently bullied in an orphanage where she was called “devil’s child” because of her vitiligo, a condition that leaves patches of the skin without pigmentation.
Tamara Rojo is the artistic director of San Francisco Ballet and the former artistic director of English National Ballet
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