Celebrate Juneteenth with This Free Film!
A BALLERINA'S TALE
WED, JUN 19 @ 1:45PM | FREE
"A moving portrait of Copeland that underscores her triumphs over bodily and historical limitations."
—Village Voice
"Stay for the end credits, which include a tribute to the (sadly few) black ballerinas who came before Copeland; you suspect, watching footage of the little girls who eagerly wait after performances, that many more will follow in her graceful footsteps."
—Seattle Times
A film about ballerina Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre. The documentary examines Copeland's prodigious rise and her potentially career-ending injury, alongside themes of race and body image in the elite world of ballet.