Tamara Rojo: Michaela Mabinty Deprince Was An Inspiration Who Transcended Ballet

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tamara rojo michaela mabinty deprince was an inspiration who transcended ballet
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, , 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 devils 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