Her mentor's new book tells the story of breaking racial barriers in ballet in the 1950s In the years since she became the first black ballerina to be a principal dancer with the American Ballet ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Mitchell, who broke barriers for African-Americans in the 1950s as a ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet and who would go on to become a driving force in the creation of ...
Inspired by the 1957 TV presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” choreographer Val Caniparoli put his own spin on the popular fairy tale. Orlando Ballet will open his “A Cinderella ...
Loughlan Prior moves the tale to the 1950s, when the heroine leaves her family in Ireland to emigrate to New York ...
The Nutcracker is a holiday classic that has been around for centuries, and Carolina Ballet is set to revive it with a new spin in 2022. This updated version of the ballet will take place in the 1950s ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Mitchell, who broke barriers for African-Americans in the 1950s as a ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet and who would go on to become a driving force in the creation of ...