Nelson George’s Misty Copeland Doc, A Ballerina’s Tale, To Hit Theaters Oct. 14Posted by Wilson Morales
August 26, 2015
Hitting theaters and VOD, through Sundance Selects, on October 14 is ‘A Ballerina’s Tale,’ which is director Nelson George’s behind-the-curtain documentary about the daily routine of Misty Copeland, the first African-American female soloist at New York’s American Ballet Theatre in two decades. On June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT’s 75-year history.
The film had its World Premiere at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival.
Copeland began training in ballet at age 13 while living in a welfare motel with her mother and siblings, learning so quickly she was dancing en pointe within months. She went from lessons at the local Boys & Girls Club to living part-time with a sponsor family while attending dance school. She’s the first African-American ballerina to dance lead in ABT’s Swan Lake. Copeland has also performed with Prince at Madison Square Garden, serves on President Obama’s fitness council, and appeared as a guest judge this season on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance. The doc chronicles her comeback after a potentially career ending injury.
