It made me build up so much anxiety and fear in me. "And moving around a lot, not having food on the dinner table or a home. In the film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, I am dancing with Misty Copeland in a magical worldThere’s a sequence where the main characters in the movie come in and a ballet sort of happens and f our different worlds open up to them, and there is a ballet going on. "Saw things I shouldn't have seen," she said. "It was probably the first moment in my life that I wasn't terrified," she said.Ĭopeland was a shy, introverted child traumatized by poverty. In 2015, Misty was promoted to principal dancer, making her the first Black Woman to ever be promoted to the position at ABT. This was a crucial first step for the world-class artist she would become, but finding ballet had an even greater meaning for her as a human being. It’s Tchaikovsky There’s the whole thing where the girl falls asleep at a Christmas party and then dreams up adventures with a handsome Nutcracker who is always extremely buff and who sparks. Misty Copeland: the trail-blazing ballerina loved by Prince, Obama and DisneyShe thinks ballet’s broken and has a plan to fix it.The star of Disney ’s Nutcracker reboot talks about racism, nude shoes and growing up bendy. "The first ballet I ever performed in was 'The Nutcracker' when I was 13-years-old," Copeland said. The film is based on the original story that inspired what is arguably the world's most famous ballet. Now, she's going back to the future in the new Disney movie.Ĭopeland says her life has come full circle with its release. On June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in ABTs 75-year history. She's a principal dancer for American Ballet Theater (ABT) who has performed on Broadway. Misty Danielle Copeland (born September 10, 1982) is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. ![]() Life is good for Copeland, but it wasn't always. theaters on Friday, November 2, continue that legacy as they immerse moviegoers into fantastical worlds rich with detail and dimension that exceed any adaptation of E.T.A. ![]() "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms," in theaters everywhere Friday, stars Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and dancer Misty Copeland. Nutcracker and the Four Realms stars Mackenzie Foy, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Jayden Fowora-Knight and Eugenio Derbez, and was directed by Lasse Hallstrom and Joe. The stunning visuals of Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, opening in U.S. ![]() It's become a holiday tradition, but you may not know "The Nutcracker" ballet began as a short story first told a century ago, and that's the source of inspiration for a new movie. Sandy Kenyon reports on dancing star Misty Copeland in "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms."
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |