Misty Copeland, the first Black woman to serve as a principal dancer at the renowned American Ballet Theatre (ABT), is slated to have her farewell from the company on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in New York ...

What: American Ballet Theatre Vail Dance Festival debut. When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 29. Where: Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, 530 South Frontage Road E., Vail. Cost: Reserved seating is $50 to 113, ...

After a storied, decades-long career, ballerina Misty Copeland — known just as much for her advocacy offstage as her accomplishments on — has retired from American Ballet Theatre.Copeland, who last ...

Copeland will be feted in grand style as American Ballet Theatre devotes a gala evening to her retirement after 25 years with the company. Misty Copeland hangs up her pointe shoes Wednesday, putting a ...

Works & Process presents American Ballet Theatre for a preview performance of Othello: A Dance in Three Acts by Lar Lubovitch, set for Monday, January 26, 2026 at 7PM at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, ...

Hundreds of aspiring ballet dancers, ages 9 to 19, from all over Missouri will be at the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) ...

The Associated Press called her career trailblazing, “in which she became an ambassador for diversity” in the world of ballet. Copeland, 43, became a member of the ABT when she was a teen and was the ...

Misty Copeland has finally sung her swan (lake) song. The ballet icon, who made history as the American Ballet Theatre’s first Black woman to hold the title of principal dancer, performed for the last ...