American choreographer Kyle Abraham talks about transforming the archaic, elitist world of classical arts
is revolutionising the world of ballet, one plié at a time. In fact, it’s hard to keep up with his plethora of shape-shifting accolades: from creating solo works for American Ballet Theatre Principal dancers Misty Copeland, Calvin Royal III and Colin Trevorrow’s 2017 feature film,cover shoot. He also worked on productions for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Royal Ballet, where his dancereintroduced the magic of performing arts to post-lockdown London.
He was first approached during the pandemic by Kevin O’Hare – director of the Royal Opera House – with an invitation to create a pas de trois to familiarise him with the company. He then returned in the autumn of 2021 to start working on.
The whitewashed nature of classical arts was never something that phased Abraham, and it did not discourage him from pursuing a career in ballet. Instead, it made him want it even more. “My parents, who are no longer with us, never made me feel like I couldn’t do something,” he explains.
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