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Encore Performance: MoBBallet will present the Ballet IS Woman Symposium. Riffing off the well known Balanchine quote, we take a moment to look at the multidimensional roles women are playing in the field today, presenting the spectrum of women in ballet, from leadership to motherhood. Join us for discussions with female artistic and executive directors and mothers on stage as we unpack the complexity of a woman’s place in ballet.
Female artistic directors discuss their roles in leadership. Balanchine said “Ballet is woman.” Men have long been the chief gatekeepers of the form, but things are changing. Meet some of the women who have risen through the company ranks to become principal dancers, icons in the field, and reside at the pinnacle of the hierarchy as artistic directors of ballet companies. Learn how their experiences as women in ballet inform their leadership, particularly when addressing major issues that are shifting the field: diversity, representation, aesthetics, and a call for cultural reform.
Panelists: Tamara Rojo (English National Ballet), Virginia Johnson (Dance Theatre of Harlem), Susan Jaffe (Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre), Julie Kent (Washington Ballet), Lourdes Lopez (Miami City Ballet), Wendy Whelan (New York City Ballet)
Runtime: 90 minutes available via MoBBallet.org's Pay Per View Hub
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