Young, Black and Gifted: Diversity at the Paris Opera (2024)

Young, Black and Gifted: Diversity at the Paris Opera

0.0 58 mins Documentary 2024

ARTE Opéra National de Paris Izzy B. Productions

Director(s): Virginie Plaut Youcef Khemane

Release Date: 06 Sat, Apr 2024

At age 20, Guillaume Diop risked his career to sign a manifesto against racism at the Paris Opera. But just three years later, he was named a Danseur Étoile — a star dancer — in the Paris Opera Ballet, one of the world’s most prestigious companies. As the first Black Danseur Étoile, Guillaume is thrust into becoming a role model and a national symbol for diversity. But, as YOUNG, BLACK AND GIFTED shows us, in intimate conversations with family and friends, he sometimes questions whether he is ready for this responsibility.

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