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Misty Copeland and Calvin Royal III in Conversation with Budd Mishkin

Misty Copeland, Calvin Royal III and Budd Mishkin

This May, prior to the cancellation of American Ballet Theatre’s Spring season at the Met, Principal Dancer Misty Copeland and Soloist Calvin Royal III were set to make history as the first African American lead dancers with ABT to dance Romeo and Juliet together. Join them as they discuss this historical marker, overcoming barriers, and their careers with journalist Budd Mishkin.

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Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland began her ballet studies at the age of 13 at the San Pedro City Ballet …

Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland began her ballet studies at the age of 13 at the San Pedro City Ballet. She made history by becoming the first African-American female principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre. Misty made her Broadway debut in the role of “Ivy Smith/Miss Turnstiles” in On the Town. In 2018, she made her movie debut in Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms as the “Ballerina of the Realms.” In 2012 she was inducted into the Boys & Girls Club National Hall of Fame. She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Hartford in 2014. Misty was named to the Time 100 List and received the 2015 Glamour Magazine Women of the Year Award. In 2018, she was honored with the DVF Award for Inspiration. Misty is the author of two New York Times bestselling books: Life in Motion and Ballerina Body, as well as the award-winning children’s book Firebird.

Calvin Royal III

Calvin Royal III began his formal dance training under the direction of Suzanne Pomerantzeff and Patricia L. Paige at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts …

Calvin Royal III

Calvin Royal III began his formal dance training under the direction of Suzanne Pomerantzeff and Patricia L. Paige at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. He joined the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre in September 2006. He joined American Ballet Theatre II (now ABT Studio Company) in 2007, and joined the main Company as an apprentice in 2010 and the corps de ballet in 2011. He was appointed a Soloist in 2017. His repertoire with the Company includes a Cavalier in Cinderella, Dorcon in Daphnis and Chloe, Espada in Don Quixote, the third sailor in Fancy Free, Persian Man in The Golden Cockerel, Pierrot in Alexei Ratmansky's Harlequinade, Reverend Brocklehurst in Jane Eyre, and many more. Royal was named a finalist at the 2013 Clive Barnes Awards and, in 2014, was awarded the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund grant.

Budd Mishkin

Budd Mishkin has been a broadcast journalist for almost forty years. He is an anchor/correspondent for CBS News Radio Network …

Budd Mishkin

Budd Mishkin has been a broadcast journalist for almost forty years. He is an anchor/correspondent for CBS News Radio Network. Mishkin spent 25 years as an anchor/reporter for NY1 and was one of the journalists who helped found New York City’s 24 hour cable news channel in 1992. He’s interviewed countless influential artists and luminaries for radio and television and has created and hosted many nights of conversation at 92nd Street Y with Gloria Steinem, Bob Costas, Tim Gunn, Pete Hamill, Wynton Marsalis, Ed Koch, Steven Van Zandt, and many more. Mishkin is still trying to become the 47th Beatle.

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