perspective

Black Swan may be a great movie, but a terrible reflection of the ballet world. Ten years later, that perception among ballerinas has not changed. “Ask any dancer: Ten years in the backbreaking world of ballet can be a lifetime, and Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan is certainly starting to show its age. To some, it’s a time capsule from an ancient age in dance history, when misogyny and sexual exploitation went unchecked. But beneath its theatrics and fever dream of a third act, Black Swan still presents a mirror those dancers would rather bash and shatter…” Read more at Thrillist. From The Godfather to…