The Black Iris Project Is Making Black Story Ballets by Black Artists & for Black Audiences
As a Black ballet student, choreographer Jeremy McQueen never felt personally connected to story ballets, much less saw himself represented onstage. Later, as a public school teaching artist for American Ballet Theatre and The Ailey School, McQueen witnessed widespread disinterest in ballet among his students from BIPOC communities. “Working with a diverse demographic, I saw […]