In 1944, at the climax of World War II, Copland was asked by his New School colleague Martha Graham to write the score for a new ballet. Graham was every bit the modernist and iconoclast that ...

Groundbreaking ballet dancer Misty Copeland continues to advocate for Black talent in the classical art form. Ten years after ...

“This petition isn’t just about an emoji,” insisted Copeland, American Ballet Theater’s first and only Black principal ballerina in the company’s 85-year history. “It’s about ...

Misty Copeland, the first African-American female principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre's 75 year history, is the only ballerina starring in Disney's The Nutcracker and the Four Realms film.

Copeland: I was aware, of course, that I was a black girl, but I don’t think I really understood how rare it was to see a Black woman, in particular, in ballet. Now she’s opening up about what ...

“I never thought I could make a career out of something I enjoyed doing–something I was passionate about, something that gave me a voice, ” says Copeland, who is one of the first African ...

Darren Aronofsky's 2010 psychological thriller, "Black Swan," portrayed an extreme version of the ballet world, depicting a notoriously competitive and high-pressure environment. Misty Copeland ...

Misty Copeland, the American Ballet Theatre soloist and author of "Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina," is performing in three major productions, "The Nutcracker," "Romeo & Juliet" and "Swan ...