Fair Play

In Great Britain, Harry Kane is a celebrity on the pitch; across the Channel, Antoine Griezman enjoys great popularity; ninety percent of Germans know the footy pro Thomas Müller, and at least half are familiar with the name Joshua Kimmich. But Friedemann Vogel, Edvin Revazov, or Osiel Gouneo? Within their respective circles, all three are celebrated as stars of their ballet companies—in Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Munich. People actually argue about who is the best. That's something you don't usually experience. A good sign?

In France, at least, things seem to be going differently. In the previous issue, we featured a portrait of the first Black danseur étoile at the Paris Opera, Guillaume Diop, who has had an astonishing career in a short time and was promoted to the highest rank in the ...