Misty Copeland is set to make her US debut in “Swan Lake” right here in DC!
The acclaimed American Ballet Theatre star — and Under Armour muse — is coming to the Kennedy Center with the Washington Ballet in April, dancing the lead role of Odette/Odile, and partnering with Brooklyn Mack as Prince Siegfried.
Having two African American leads “certainly goes against traditional casting,” Copeland said in a statement, as well as,”I am so pleased to have the opportunity to show that African American ballerinas can also conform to the traditional vision for a swan as feminine and sylph-like while also being artistically and physically powerful.”