The American Ballet Theatre and the St. Louis Symphony performed Igor Stravinsky’s masterwork “Firebird” for full houses at the Lied Center for Performing Arts on Feb. 16-17.
Principal dancers Misty Copeland (Feb. 16) and Christine Shevchenko illuminated the iconic Firebird role. The performances also included “Black Swan” and “White Swan” and Ratmansky’s “Serenade after Plato’s Symposium” with music by Leonard Bernstein.
Copeland made history as the first African American female principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre in their 75-year history. She shared her story at an E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues presentation on Feb. 13 at the Lied Center.
Students from the Glenn Korff School of Music participated in masterclasses with members of the American Ballet Theatre and St. Louis Symphony during their residency that week, which was made possible in part with a grant from the Hixson-Lied Endowment.
To see more photos from the week, visit https://go.unl.edu/gqxg.