Misty Copeland: A Ballerinas Tale – Film Review
Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (2016)
In 2015 Misty Copeland made history by being appointed the first African-American principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre. A Ballerina’s Tale – directed by Nelson George and Copeland, (an executive producer herself) is a feature length documentary which examines the ballerina’s prodigious rise alongside injury, issues of race and body image in the elite ballet world.
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Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (2016)
In 2015 Misty Copeland made history by being appointed the first African-American principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre. A Ballerina’s Tale – directed by Nelson George and Copeland, (an executive producer herself) is a feature length documentary which examines the ballerina’s prodigious rise alongside injury, issues of race and body image in the elite ballet world.
Read more