by Maggie Small | Jun 14, 2022 | Onstage, The Latest
This week, the Kennedy Center presents Reframing the Narrative, a huge event centered on the abundance of Blacks in ballet and their contributions to the art both on and off the stage. Over the last year and a half, Theresa Ruth Howard, founder of Memoirs of Blacks in...
by Madeline Schrock For Dance Magazine | Oct 8, 2018 | News
Twenty-one ballet organizations have come together to support the advancement of racial equity in professional ballet. They’re all part of The Equity Project: Increasing the Presence of Blacks in Ballet, a new effort being led by Dance Theatre of Harlem, The...
by Amy Brandt | Nov 22, 2015 | Company Life
The Joffrey Ballet’s Dara Holmes. Photo by Quinn Wharton for Pointe. The International Association of Blacks in Dance has announced that it is hosting its first annual ballet audition for women of color. On January 24, 2016, women ages 15 and older will have the...