After a three-year performing hiatus, Misty Copeland returns to the spotlight with Flower, a 28-minute film that she produced as well as stars and dances in. Filmed in Oakland, California, this powerful art-activism short explores issues of gentrification, homelessness, and the need for intergenerational equity. “Flower is an homage to Black Silent ‘race’ films of the […]
As they prepared for the leadership transition, Virginia Johnson and Robert Garland spoke about their deep, shared history with Dance Theatre of Harlem, their commitment to continuing the work of Arthur Mitchell, and their hopes for the future of DTH’s company and school.
Dancing across a hotel ballroom in small-town America seems a world away from performing on Broadway, but for some students, competitions and conventions are an important step toward realizing that dream. Skills honed at these events—the ability to quickly learn choreography in a wide range of styles and perform it immediately afterward—are valuable in securing work in musical theater.
New York City Ballet resident choreographer Justin Peck‘s Copland Dance Episodes is his first full-length work and the company’s newest non-narrative full-length ballet since George Balanchine’s 1967 Jewels. Set to four of Aaron Copland’s acclaimed compositions, Peck’s ballet features scenery by Choctaw/Cherokee painter and sculptor Jeffrey Gibson, including a vibrant quilt-like backdrop. In this Mounia Akl–directed […]
Misty Copeland is entering a new era. She plans to return to the stage with American Ballet Theatre for the first time in nearly four years this fall, after a pandemic-induced performance hiatus and the birth of her son Jackson last spring. She’s been plenty busy throughout her time offstage.
Every dancer has a dream role. For some, it’s one character they’ve dreamed of dancing, often from a young age. For others, it extends beyond the stage—a dream role can be less about portraying a specific part or dancing in a particular show and more about finding a career path that feels perfectly suited to them.
In honor of Domestic Violence Action Month, Kimberly Landle, founder of Klassic Contemporary Ballet Company in Philadelphia, created a short documentary to share her story of how dance helped her overcome an abusive relationship. Narrated by Landle, she discusses the mental and physical abuse she experienced and how the safety of dance led her to […]
For Stefanie Batten Bland’s latest work, Embarqued: Stories of Soil, the choreographer added some unique collaborators to her creative team: a fisherman and a boat captain.
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