Category: Arts

  • Misty Copeland is first black dancer to lead US ballet group BBC News 2015-07-01 Misty Copeland has become a breakout star for ballet The American Ballet Theatre has named Misty Copeland its principal dancer – the first time a black ballerina has held the prestigious role. Ms Copeland, 32, made her debut this month, starring…

  • Misty Copeland Is Promoted to Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theater The New York Times 2015-06-30 Michael Cooper Misty Copeland, whose openness about race in ballet helped to make her one of the most famous ballerinas in the United States, was promoted on Tuesday by American Ballet Theater, becoming the first African-American female principal dancer…

  • Review: Misty Copeland Debuts as Odette/Odile in ‘Swan Lake’ The New York Times 2015-06-25 Alastair Macaulay, Dance Critic Misty Copeland and James Whiteside in “Swan Lake.” Julieta Cervantes for The New York Times When Misty Copeland made her New York debut in the double role of Odette/Odile in “Swan Lake,” the most epic role in…

  • Art is Cool || Episode 1 || Beth Consetta Rubel Fum Fum Ko 2015-06-27 Art is Cool is a new documentary web series centered on inspirational artists. The series builds an intimate portrayal of the artist and their work. Directed/Produced by Fum Fum Ko. The premiere of the first episode features visual artist, Beth Consetta Rubel.…

  • Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015-03-31 48 pages Hardcover ISBN-13/ EAN: 9780544102293 eBook ISBN-13/ EAN: 9780544102286 Margarita Engle Rafael López In this picture book bursting with vibrance and rhythm, a girl dreams of playing the drums in 1930s Cuba, when the music-filled island had a taboo against female…

  • Joseph Emidy: From slave fiddler to classical violinist BBC News 2015-06-21 Miles Davis, BBC News Online Joseph Emidy led the Truro Philharmonic Orchestra The remarkable life of a former slave who became a pioneer of classical music has been commemorated. The “genius” violinist Joseph Emidy, from West Africa, was enslaved for two long periods of…

  • Misty Copeland: meet the ballerina who rewrote the rules of colour, class and curves The Telegraph 2015-06-21 Jane Mulkerrins Facing opposition about her race, shape, even her hair, the ballet dancer Misty Copeland battled the establishment – and her own mother – to make it to the top Misty Copeland can pinpoint the precise moment…

  • One Drop of Love: Written and Performed by: Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni 2015 TCG National Conference Theatre Communications Group Westfield Insurance Studio Theatre, IDEA Center 1375 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio Friday, 2015-06-19, 20:00 EDT (Local Time) Produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni, this extraordinary one-woman show incorporates filmed images, photographs and animation…

  • ‘We Are Not Alone’: Festival Celebrates Multiracial America NBC News 2015-06-12 Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Nearly 700 people from across the country—including artists, writers, comedians, musicians, multiracial and multicultural families—are expected to gather at the Mixed Remixed Festival on June 13 at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, to celebrate the stories and lives…

  • Exhibit: “AfroBrasil: Art and Identities” National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW Albuquerque, New Mexico Friday, December 12, 2014 to mid-August, 2015; Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-17:00 MT; Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-17:00 MT Brazil* hosted soccer’s World Cup in the summer of 2014, and soon will host the 2016 Summer Olympics. While many are familiar with these events…