Performances in N.Y.C. American Ballet Theater’s first Black female principal dancer has given her farewell performance. But she’s not done with this art form yet. Misty Copeland won’t perform in ...

On October 22, 2025, Misty Copeland took her final bow with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) during a gala at Lincoln Center, closing the curtain on a remarkable 25-year career. At 43, Copeland ...

Any gala hosted by American Ballet Theatre is bound to be wonderful, but the company’s 85th anniversary fete dedicated to the iconic principal dancer Misty Copeland was an especially splendid—and ...

Misty Copeland gave a powerful final performance marking the end of her groundbreaking 24-year career with American Ballet Theatre. Misty Copeland dazzled Lincoln Center with grace and grit Wednesday ...

Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, showered with golden glitter and bouquets as she retired from American Ballet Theatre after a trailblazing career in which she became ...

Copeland is retiring at 43 after serving as ABT's first Black female principal dancer Madison E. Goldberg received her B.S. in Journalism and double minors in publishing and photography from Emerson ...

Misty Copeland has finally sung her swan (lake) song. The ballet icon, who made history as the American Ballet Theatre’s first Black woman to hold the title of principal dancer, performed for the last ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland hangs up her pointe shoes Wednesday, putting a final exclamation point on a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in the very white world ...

After a storied, decades-long career, ballerina Misty Copeland — known just as much for her advocacy offstage as her accomplishments on — is retiring from American Ballet Theatre. Copeland, who last ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The famed ballerina retires from her career with the American Ballet Theater after one final performance on Wednesday night. Copeland, the first Black female principal at ...

MISTY COPELAND never thought she’d want to stop moving. But in 2020, the ballet star hit a point where she remembers thinking, I just want to lie down. She ended up taking a five-year break from the ...

Olivia Copeland, 26, died Saturday after a mountain climbing accident in Idaho Springs, Colorado, police said. Copeland was the oldest daughter of the late Olathe mayor Mike Copeland, who died in 2020 ...