Raven Wilkinson
Virginia Johnson
Ashley Murphy
Misty Copeland
An
Evening of Conversation and Dance presented in
Commemoration
of the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
(New York , NY
On Monday, March 4 at 7pm,
The Greene Space at WNYC and WQXR presents BLACK
SWANS: BLACK WOMEN IN CLASSICAL BALLET, a panel discussion with
African American classical ballet legends and luminaries that seeks answers to
this still-relevant, still-burning question. A live video webcast will be
available at www.thegreenespace.com.
Joining the conversation will be Virginia
Johnson, Dance Theatre of Harlem Artistic Director and Founding
Principal Dancer, who responded to Kourlas’s question a few years later
by declaring that “Black Swans are still
too rare”; Raven Wilkinson,
Legendary Ballerina formerly of Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and character
actress for the New York Metropolitan Opera; Misty
Copeland, American Ballet Theatre Soloist; and Ashley Murphy, Dance Theatre of Harlem
Company Ballerina.
Charisse Jones,
award-winning journalist, author and essayist, will moderate a conversation
that will explore the individual stories of each woman as well as universal
narratives about the intersecting and contradictory artistic, aesthetic and cultural
elements that have shaped and continue to shape the world of
ballet. Audience members will hear the complex journey that these women
have danced on and off the stage.
The evening will also feature a brief performance by members of the new
Dance Theatre of Harlem Company.
"The dancing body has always been a space for resistance,
expression and a conduit for the transfer of cultural information,”
said Indira Etwaroo ,
Executive Producer of The Greene Space and Producer of the Emancipation 150 Series.
“The Greene Space is proud to convene these incredible women who have
forged a path through creative expression that has resonance and relevance in
the world of dance and beyond. As we explore the ongoing work of freedom
with the EMANCIPATION 150 series, these luminaries share their individual
journeys that illuminate universal truths that flow through our daily lives,
and that shape the future.”
Tickets are $15 and are available at www.thegreenespace.org.
For further information on the Emancipation 150 series and to see
an engaging online timeline of significant moments in African American history,
please visit: http://www.thegreenespace.org/articles/thegreenespace/2012/dec/27/next-new-york-conversation-emancipation-150/?utm_source=local&utm_media=treatment&utm_campaign=carousel&utm_content=item0
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among other New York City ' s
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