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Photo by Emma Zordan.
FLOWER: a film presented by Misty Copeland
With opening performance by American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company.
Upcoming
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The David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center at Pocantico
Ticket price: $37.83 (limit two per household)
American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland joins ABT Studio Company, ABT’s junior company of pre-professional dancers of which Copeland is an alumna, to celebrate the future of ballet.
The dancers of ABT Studio Company will open with a dynamic performance of bold new works and favorite classical excerpts. Following the live performance, Copeland will screen her short film FLOWER, a ballet-on-film that tells the story of a family caregiver struggling with housing insecurity in Oakland, California.
FLOWER premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2023 and was screened at major film festivals across the United States, as well as at the White House. It was nominated for an NAACP Image Award.
Copeland will conclude the evening in conversation with the audience to explore how ballet can grow and evolve to meet this moment. A reception with access to the DR Center gallery exhibition, Sketching Light: Chagall’s Windows for Union Church, will follow.
Presented in partnership with the RBF's Culpeper Arts & Culture Program.
ABT Studio Company
ABT Studio Company develops the next generation of ballet dancers, choreographers, and audiences. Led by artistic director Sascha Radetsky, its mission is to prepare exceptionally promising dancers ages 16-21 for careers in American Ballet Theatre or other leading ballet companies worldwide. Each season, ABT Studio Company commissions new works and performs a varied repertory around the globe.
Misty Copeland
Dancer and Philanthropist
Misty Copeland is a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre and the first Black woman to be promoted to the position in the company, dancing iconic classical ballet roles like Odette/Odile in Swan Lake; Juliet in Romeo & Juliet; and Kitri in Don Quixote. An avid philanthropist, she launched The Misty Copeland Foundation in 2022. She formed her production company, Life in Motion Productions, to expand ballet audiences and diversify narratives on screen.