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While a member of the Capitol Ballet, Joan Cooper appeared in Sylvester Campbell’s Pas de Trois Royale alongside Anita Kelley and Adrian Vincent James on November 20, 1977 at the Lisner Auditorium. Little else is known about Cooper.

Note: It is not definite that Joan Cooper was Black as we have no photographic or written evidence, but based on her status as a member of a historically Black company, she has been included in MoBBallet’s Roll Call.

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Program: The Capitol Ballet Company 1976-77 Concert Series