Rebuilding Trust

Dancing through Adversity

January 22, 2025
16:15–16:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

As the first Black woman to be promoted to principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland has leveraged her prominent platform to advocate for social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion within the arts. Join this conversation on why fostering representation and access to dance for under-resourced communities has the potential to create positive ripple effects beyond the...
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Speakers

MC
Misty Copeland
Principal Ballerina
American Ballet Theatre (ABT)
DR
Deborah Rutter
President
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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