{"id":3499,"date":"2019-10-06T02:19:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T02:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=3499"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:29","slug":"2007-misty-copeland-promoted-to-soloist-at-american-ballet-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2019\/10\/06\/2007-misty-copeland-promoted-to-soloist-at-american-ballet-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"2007 – Misty Copeland is promoted to soloist at American Ballet Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"

2007<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Misty Copeland is promoted to soloist at American Ballet Theatre<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Misty Copeland joined the American Ballet Theatre in 2000 and became a member of the corps de ballet in 2001. In 2007, Copeland became the second African American female soloist in the company\u2019s history.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Misty Copeland<\/a><\/strong> joined ABT\u2019s Studio Company in September 2000 and joined American Ballet Theatre as a member of the corps de ballet in April 2001. She was appointed to soloist in August 2007 and principal dancer in August 2015. Her roles with the company include Gamzatti, a Shade, and the Lead D\u2019Jampe in La Bayad\u00e8re<\/em>;\u00a0Milkmaid in The Bright Stream<\/em>; the Autumn Fairy in Frederick Ashton\u2019s Cinderella<\/em>; Blossom in James Kudelka\u2019s Cinderella<\/em>; Swanilda and the Mazurka Lady in Copp\u00e9lia<\/em>; Gulnare and an Odalisque in Le Corsaire<\/em>; Mercedes, Queen of the Dryads, the lead gypsy, and a flower girl in Don Quixote<\/em>; the Masks in Christopher Wheeldon\u2019s VIII<\/em>; the Firebird in Alexei Ratmansky\u2019s Firebird<\/em>; Flower Girl in Ga\u00eet\u00e9 Parisienne<\/em>; Zulma and the peasant pas de deux in Giselle<\/em>; Queen of Shemakhan in The Golden Cockerel<\/em>; the Waltz in Les Sylphides<\/em>; Lescaut\u2019s Mistress in Manon<\/em>; Clara, Columbine, and one of The Nutcracker\u2019s Sisters in Alexei Ratmansky\u2019s The Nutcracker<\/em>;\u00a0Bianca in Othello<\/em>; a Gypsy in Petrouchka<\/em>; the Lead Polovtsian Girl in the Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor<\/em>; the Saracen Dancer in Raymonda<\/em>; Cowgirl in Rodeo<\/em>; Juliet and a Harlot in Romeo and Juliet<\/em>; Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty<\/em>; and Odette-Odile, the pas de trios, a cygnet, and the Hungarian Princess in Swan Lake<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>She has had lead roles in the Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux<\/em>,\u00a0Birthday<\/em> Offering, Duo Concertant, <\/em>Bach Partita<\/em>,\u00a0The Brahms-Haydn Variations<\/em>, Monotones I<\/em>, and Symphonic Variations<\/em>. She has also been featured in in Airs<\/em>, Amazed in Burning Dreams<\/em>, Baker\u2019s Dozen<\/em>, Ballo della Regina<\/em>, Black Tuesday<\/em>, The Brahms-Haydn Variations<\/em>, Brief Fling<\/em>, Company B<\/em>, D\u00e9sir<\/em>, Gong<\/em>, Hereafter<\/em>, In the Upper Room<\/em>, Overgrown Path<\/em>, Pretty Good Year<\/em>, Private Light<\/em>, Raymonda Divertissements<\/em>, Sechs T\u00e4nze<\/em>, Sinatra Suite<\/em>, Sinfonietta<\/em>, Thirteen Diversions<\/em>, Within You Without You: A Tribute to George Harrison<\/em> and workwithinwork<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Misty Copeland, American Ballet Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Other Happenings in 2007<\/h3>\n

Ballet\/Dance History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Craig Hall<\/a> is promoted to the rank of soloist at New York City Ballet.
\nCollage Dance Collective gives its debut performance in Kansas City, Missouri.<\/p>\n

American History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jan 4: The 110th<\/sup> United States Congress convenes and elects Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House.
\nApr 18: The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.
\nDec 17: Republic of Lakotah asserts independence from the United States.<\/p>\n

World History<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 16: Nicolas Sarkozy becomes the 23rd<\/sup> President of France.
\nJul 25: Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India\u2019s first female President.
\nOct 17: The Dalai Lama receives the United States Congressional Gold Medal.
\nOct 29: Argentina elects its first female President: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.<\/p>\n

Arts & Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jan 9: Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs announces the iPhone.
\nJan 11: J.K. Rowling finishes the 7th<\/sup> and last Harry Potter novel.
\nFeb 28: Jupiter flyby of the New Horizons Pluto-observer spacecraft.
\nJun 10: 61st<\/sup> Tony Awards\u2014Spring Awakening <\/em>and The Coast of Utopia <\/em>win.<\/p>\n

Sports<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jan 27: Australian Open Women\u2019s Tennis\u2014Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova.
\nFeb 4: Super Bowl XLI\u2014Indianapolis Colts beat Chicago Bears; MVP: Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB.
\nJun 14: 61st<\/sup> NBA Championship: San Antonio Spurs beat Cleveland Cavaliers.
\nJul 7: Wimbledon Women\u2019s Tennis: Lowest ever seeds contest final, Venus Williams (23rd<\/sup> seed) beats Marion Bartoli (18th<\/sup> seed).
\nDec 29: New England Patriots become the first team in NFL history to finish the regular season 16-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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