Did you catch Misty Copeland on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” last night? She brought her signature pizzazz to a short piece by Marcelo Gomes, accompanied by Yo-Yo Ma. Well, we’ve got even more Misty for you this morning: Her new movie A Ballerina’s Tale will be released in theaters and video on demand starting next Wednesday. And because […]
A new documentary directed by filmmaker Nelson George reveals the grace and graciousness of Misty Copeland. Titled A Ballerina’s Tale, it covers a difficult two years in the dancer’s life, from a career-threatening injury right after her debut in Ratmansky’s Firebird up to her recovery and rise to principal at American Ballet Theatre. Inspiring and intimate, […]
A few weeks ago, while wandering around Baltimore, I found myself at the Under Armour factory, and was dwarfed by a building-sized Misty Copeland sporting her signature sports bra and pointe shoe look. I had the same thought as when I saw all the high-profile hype about her promotion to principal dancer: I know she’s […]
Sometimes I just don’t understand why a terrific Broadway musical closes. On the Town bursts onto the stage with ingenious songs by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, jazzy music by Leonard Bernstein, and a fabulous and funny cast that included, in its last two weeks, Misty Copeland. I saw it at the beginning of the […]
The entire world was talking about Misty Copeland yesterday. As soon as it was announced that she’d been promoted to principal, The New York Times sent out a breaking news alert, and put her story on the front page of its website. Every outlet from CNN to Buzzfeed to CatChannel.com (seriously!) covered the news—there were […]
Her Odette was spellbinding: classically elegant with a velvety quality of slowness. Her Odile was direct and strong, reveling in her power over Siegfried. Throughout yesterday’s matinee of American Ballet Theatre’s Swan Lake, Misty Copeland’s full-body lines were exquisite, her flawless balance allowing you to see those lines. Odette’s softly elongated arms morphed into dangerous […]
The latest chapter in Misty Copeland’s mind-blowing story: She has just been named one of TIME Magazine‘s 100 Most Influential People for 2015. She appears on one of five covers of the latest issue, keeping good company with icons like Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Kanye West. In the article about Copeland, gymnast Nadia Comaneci […]
When you look back at the dance scene of 2014, one name dominated the conversation: Misty Copeland. She hijacked headlines as she grew beyond American Ballet Theatre soloist status and into something more akin to ballet’s ambassador to the world. She became ubiquitous, from her Under Armour billboards and TV ads, to her memoir and […]
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