Black History Month
October 29 2020
Throughout October NYB has been celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth. Each week we have spotlighted one ballet artist to celebrate the role black artists have played in ballet history worldwide. The artists we featured are; Julie Felix Britain’s first black ballerina, and co- author of her personal memoir, Brickbacks and Tutus. Arthur Mitchell American dancer, choreographer and founder of Dance Theater Harlem. Raven Wilkinson The first African-American dancer in a major classical ballet company, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Berto Pasuka co-founder…
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