Yinka Shonibare's Odile and Odette December 26, 2010

In this video, two ballerinas, identically dressed in colorful batik-printed tutus, face each other on a dark stage. There synchronized movements within a gilded frame create the illusion of a mirrored figure. In this clever twist on Tchaikovsky's ballet 'Swan Lake,' British-born Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare MBE questions stereotypical "African" and "Western" identities in today's transnational world.