![]() ![]() Her appointment came a year ago, in June, and she is today a popĬulture figure. ![]() ![]() In the 75-year history of ABT, one of the world’s leading classical danceĬompanies. Principal ballerina, the first African-American female to achieve such a status Since then, as is now well known, Copeland has risen to the rank of ![]() Ratmansky plucked her from virtual obscurity to dance the world premiere of Firebird in 2012. Muscularly curvaceous body seemed an impediment to career advancement until Percussive pointe work pecked and pawed and her expressive porte de brasįluttered and unfurled in an amazing display of bodily acting that brought theĪmong the first to champion Copeland, an African-American ballerina whose Partnered by the wonderfully assured andĪttentive Marcelo Gomes, Copeland’s explosive performance flew upwards onĪir-borne jumps and galvanic leaps that seemed as supernatural as the magicalīird at the heart of this most vivid retelling of the Russian fairy tale. Technique that propelled the dancer forward through a series of searing shapes Dressed in aĬherry bomb red unitard and a plumed headdress of different coloured feathers,Ĭopeland attacked Alexei Ratmansky’s incisive choreography with an incendiary True to her billing, she burned up the stage. Most popular ballerina in the land right now, and one of only a handful to haveīecome a household name even among non-balletomanes, reprised her lead role in Firebird at The Metropolitan Opera House in New ![]()
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