by Lydia Murray | Oct 26, 2022 | News, Onstage, The Latest
On October 27, American Ballet Theatre’s Fall Gala will present the world premiere of Lifted, by choreographer Christopher Rudd. The piece features an all-Black cast and creative team—a historic first for the company—including dancers Erica Lall, Calvin Royal III,...
by Kyra Laubacher | Aug 5, 2020 | News, The Latest
Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet , founded in 2015 by writer and activist Theresa Ruth Howard to preserve and promote the stories of Black ballet dancers, is offering three weekends of interactive education and conversation this month through its 2020 Virtual Symposium....
by Lydia Murray For Dance Magazine | Jun 14, 2020 | Career, Instagram, Profiles
On June 4, Pacific Northwest Ballet corps member Amanda Morgan posted an Instagram video of her impassioned speech at a Seattle protest in response to George Floyd’s death. After introducing herself to the cheering crowd as the only Black ballerina in her...
by Theresa Ruth Howard For Dance Magazine | May 31, 2020 | News, The Latest
For the last five years the dance world, and specifically the ballet world, has been enrolled in the mission to understand and implement diversity, equity and inclusion into the field at all levels. A great deal of funding has been allocated towards efforts of...
by Gabe Stone Shayer For Dance Magazine | Feb 24, 2020 | Profiles
After years of rigorous training, ballet dancers become accustomed to constructive and oftentimes harsh criticism. Being scrutinized is something that comes with the territory. I myself spent the better half of my high school years in Russia, where political...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 2, 2018 | Career, Profiles
In 2016, choreographer Jeremy McQueen founded the Black Iris Project with the aim of bringing together predominantly minority dancers each summer to create works that celebrate diversity and black history. This year, he’s mixing it up. In honor of South African...