Friday, June 16, 2017

How New York City Ballet's School Is Addressing The Company's Diversity Problem

"Since NYCB preserves its Balanchine legacy by keeping everything in house - dancers are hired almost exclusively from [the School of American Ballet], where they are trained by former members of the company - the school is a logical place to start transforming its image. And it's working. Presently, the children's division and intermediate/advanced division boasts 44% and 29% students of color, respectively."



Article source here:Arts Journal

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