After almost a decade at The Washington Ballet, Brooklyn Mack has struck out on his own. Last summer, after unsuccessful contract negotiations with the company—now under the direction of Julie Kent—the 32-year-old star decided to go it alone. So far, his full-time freelance career has taken him to Hong Kong, Mexico, Norway, Russia, Georgia (the […]
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. Brooklyn Mack Makes His ABT Debut in “Le Corsaire” Brooklyn Mack on Instagram: “Some more work (and fails) with my parent teacher @radenkopavlovich The struggle is very real, but I never give up. You can catch the…” American Ballet Theatre’s Metropolitan Opera […]
American Ballet Theatre announced today that Brooklyn Mack, a former Washington Ballet star, will join the company as a guest for its spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House. Currently an in-demand international guest artist, Mack will dance in three performances of ABT’s Le Corsaire this June. Known for his powerful, show-stopping bravura, Mack first […]
You made a deal with your mom to take ballet classes in exchange for a ride to tryouts for the football team. How did that work? I thought that I would take ballet for a couple months, become a master and then leave that alone and concentrate on football. Ballet had other ideas, which perplexed […]
The Washington, DC, dance scene is abuzz this week. Not only is The Washington Ballet premiering its first-ever production of Swan Lake tonight at the Kennedy Center, but two African-American dancers—American Ballet Theatre soloist Misty Copeland and TWB’s Brooklyn Mack—will star as Odette/Odile and Prince Siegfried in Thursday and Sunday evening’s performances. Ballet’s abysmal lack […]
This story originally appeared in the April/May 2015 issue of Pointe. This April, The Washington Ballet will not only tackle its first ever full-length Swan Lake, but it will cast two African-American dancers, American Ballet Theatre’s Misty Copeland and TWB’s Brooklyn Mack, in the principal roles of Odette/Odile and Siegfried. The performances run April 8–12 […]
Misty Copeland will make her U.S. debut of Odette/Odile in Swan Lake in April, with the Washington Ballet. Though she will dance the role with American Ballet Theatre in June, Copeland’s debut at the Washington Ballet is particularly historic. She will partner with WB dancer Brooklyn Mack, one of the few African American men in […]
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments On January 18, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre announced the appointment of Adam W. McKinney as its new artistic director, effective March 2023. McKinney, who succeeds Susan Jaffe, will […]