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Misty Copeland

May 2021

  • The Bolshoi ballet premieres its production Krakatukin Moscow in January 2020.

    Top 10s
    Top 10 books about ballet

    From Noel Streatfeild to David Hallberg, this is a literature of passion and madness, ambition and addiction

November 2019

  • Last year’s Nutcracker by Birmingham Royal Ballet; this year’s version has been revised to be more sensitive

    Blackface and Fu Manchu moustaches: does ballet have a race problem?

    From the Chinese scene in Nutcracker to the Moor in Petrushka, are some ballets now offensively outdated? We ask big names in dance if they should be preserved, changed – or binned

November 2018

  • ‘I had this awakening’ … Misty Copeland.

    Misty Copeland: the trailblazing ballerina loved by Prince, Obama and Disney

    She thinks ballet’s broken – and has a plan to fix it. The star of Disney’s Nutcracker reboot talks about racism, nude shoes and growing up bendy

March 2017

  • Misty Copeland in a lilac leotard and block ballet shoes, folded at the waist, lying along her straight legs, toes pointed

    Misty Copeland: dancing into history

    She was caught between her impoverished mother and the ballet mistress who offered her a way out. Aaron Hicklin meets Misty Copeland, the first black principal at the American Ballet Theatre

November 2016

  • All you need is bricks … the Beatles Yellow Submarine set from Lego

    Christmas culture 2016
    The culture Christmas gift guide 2016

    Swig a New Order beer, grab your Miss Piggy clutch, light that Rihanna prayer candle and gather round the Death Star fire pit … whatever your cultural bent, these suggestions will put some yo in your ho ho

October 2016

  • Abdiel Cedric Jacobsen

    'Throw your soul to the audience': dancers on the art of movement – in pictures

    In the book The Art of Movement, Ken Browar and Deborah Ory of NYC Dance Project capture some of the most accomplished dancers in the world in a series of striking poses. Here, Misty Copeland, Marcelo Gomes, Charlotte Landreau and others share what they’ve learned through their dedication to dance
  • Eric Underwood

    Eric Underwood: ‘I was told, you’re black, wear black ballet shoes’

    The Royal Ballet star has taken his art form to new heights. He’s not a bad model, either
  • A woman dancer leans back with her arms held by a male dancer, who has his leg raised and pointed at her

    Weekend fashion special autumn/winter 2016
    Briefs encounter: Rambert at 90

    Meet the movers and shakers of the groundbreaking dance company (all dressed up in the new season’s athleisure)

April 2016

  • Actor Amandla Stenberg has been a big champion of the idea behind #BlackGirlMagic.

    The women's blog
    How #BlackGirlMagic became a rallying cry for women of colour

    Solange Knowles, Corinne Bailey Rae, Barack Obama and Amandla Stenberg all believe in it – we unpack the hashtag that’s having a moment

March 2016

  • The Washington Ballet Swan Lake Brooklyn Mack and Misty Copeland photo by media4artists l Theo Kossenas 0730 (1)

    My first …
    'Being a professional ballet dancer requires time and a lot of sweat and pain and tears'

    Brooklyn Mack made history when he played the male lead in Swan Lake. A career in ballet is beautiful and unique, but it’s also fleeting, he says

January 2016

  • Annie Leibovitz was first encouraged to focus an exhibition on women by her late partner Susan Sontag

    Annie Leibovitz: latest show explores women as 'whole human beings'

  • Singer Rihanna

    Annie Leibovitz 'trying hard' for photo session with Angela Merkel

October 2015

  • Ballet and books – a novel combination. What are some of your favourite books that combine drama and dance?

    Children's books
    World Ballet Day – eight books that bring ballet to life

    It’s not difficult to find sport featuring in children’s books these days, but did you know that there’s an entire genre dedicated to ballet books? In celebration of World Ballet Day, here are some of our top picks

August 2015

  • Composite of covers of i-d and dazed magazine covers from September 2016 featuring Willow Smith and Amandla Stenberg

    Race and money
    Black female celebrities on magazine covers do sell, but will the fanfare last?

  • Beyonce and Serena

    Black women on magazine covers in September showcase our greatness

    Morgan Jerkins

June 2015

  • Misty Copeland in Romeo and Juliet.

    Misty Copeland's success shows ballet leaping in the right direction

  • In this Sept. 3, 2014 photo released by ABT, Misty Copeland performs in "Swan Lake," at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Queensland, Australia. Copeland danced the lead role of Odette/Odile in "Swan Lake" Wednesday, June 24, 2015, for the first time at American Ballet Theatre's home, the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. (Darren Thomas/ABT via AP)

    Misty Copeland attains American Ballet Theater's highest rank in historic first

February 2015

  • Ballet dancer Michaela DePrince

    Observer New Review Q&A
    Michaela DePrince: ‘There are practically no black dancers in ballet, so I need to speak out’

    Ballerina Michaela DePrince on being a war orphan, challenging racial bias and inspiring the next generation of ballet dancers

June 2013

  • Misty Copeland, dancer with the American Ballet Theatre

    Misty Copeland raises bar for black ballet dancers

    Star ballerina overcomes hardship and injury to become American Ballet Theatre's first black soloist in 20 years

February 2007

  • One step closer to perfection

    Dance roundup: American Ballet Theatre | Birmingham Royal Ballet

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