LONDON — A Black ballerina at one of Europe's premier ballet companies has called out racism in the elite dance world. French national Chloé Lopes Gomes, 29, said she was mocked for her skin color and ...
Arthur Mitchell (right) introduces dancers from the Dance Theatre of Harlem at the White House, 2006 - Jim Watson/AFP When, in 2015, Misty Copeland became the first black principal ballerina at the ...
Lloyd Freeman, a board member of the Philadelphia Ballet, started the "Daddy and Me" initiative to encourage more men — particularly Black men — to bring their children to the ballet. He brought his ...
After a storied, decades-long career, ballerina Misty Copeland — known just as much for her advocacy offstage as her accomplishments on — has retired from American Ballet Theatre.Copeland, who last ...
Ten years after Misty Copeland made history as the first Black woman to perform Odette, the lead role in the classical ballet “Swan Lake,” she is recalling the tremendous self-doubt leading up to the ...
The Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) has made history by naming Jonathan Batista its first-ever Black principal dancer. The Seattle-based ballet company is also celebrating its 50-year anniversary, KUOW ...
Presenting a holiday tradition has been a labor of love for Black Diamond Ballet’s artistic director, Sharon Sobel Idul. After nearly two years of theaters going dark, Black Diamond Ballet, ...
When the Collage Dance Collective performs their signature show in a few days, they'll do it as one of just a few of the Black dance companies in the country. The performance, slated for Feb. 4 and 5 ...
The fall dance calendar began with English National Ballet under new leadership. Then came Royal Ballet’s “Don Quixote” and “Black Sabbath: The Ballet.” By Roslyn Sulcas Reporting from London As the ...
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