Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Benjamin Millepied On The Struggle To Make Ballet More Diverse And Equitable

"In the American ballet world, issues of diversity and equality are front and center. Many have pointed to a lack of female choreographers and heads of major companies. Millepied says that's a problem that's specific to ballet. 'There are amazing choreographers in contemporary dance. If ballet schools made that more part of their mission, I think more women would be choreographing.'"



Article source here:Arts Journal

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