Comments on: Misty Copeland in Groundbreaking Performances this Summer https://www.broadwayblack.com/misty-copeland-abt/ When Theatre Goes Dark Fri, 03 Jul 2015 15:54:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Misty Copeland First Black Principal Ballerina For American Ballet Theatre https://www.broadwayblack.com/misty-copeland-abt/#comment-1643 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 15:54:56 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=5859#comment-1643 […] this week, Misty Copeland made history when she was promoted to principal dancer of the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, […]

]]> By: Before Misty Copeland, There Was Lauren Anderson https://www.broadwayblack.com/misty-copeland-abt/#comment-1642 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:20:21 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=5859#comment-1642 […] in history.  Over the last few years when we thought of an African American ballerina, it was Misty Copeland.  Never once did I stop to ponder those that have come before her. Now I know that there was […]

]]> By: Usage of Blackface in American Ballet Theatre's Othello https://www.broadwayblack.com/misty-copeland-abt/#comment-1641 Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:27:55 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=5859#comment-1641 […] American Ballet Theatre would pay a bit more attention to this indignity, as one of their soloists, Misty Copeland (the first African American soloist in two decades), has been not only incredibly vocal about race […]

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