Vanity Fair contributor Karen Valby’s new book The Swans of Harlem has been getting praise from dancers and dance lovers from Misty Copeland — “This is the kind of history I wish I learned as a child dreaming of the stage!” — to Sarah Jessica Parker. The book traces 50 years of Black ballerinas at the Dance Theatre of Harlem and their legacy of breaking through racial barriers to become stars in their field at the height of the Civil Rights movement. Don’t miss this electric conversation as Bonnie Baswell speaks with Valby, Lydia Abarca Mitchell, Sheila Rohan, Marcia Lynn Sells, and Karlya Shelton-Benjamin.
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Penguin Random House
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 8:00 PM
- Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services, 3200 Motor Ave., Cheviot Hills
$20 - $48
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