Overview

• Copeland rose through ABT ranks after joining at 13 and became the company's first Black female principal dancer in 2015.
• Beyond the stage, she has written a memoir and children's books, produced a short film and plans a new installment of her Bunheads series this September.
• Her farewell performance will mark her first appearance with ABT in five years and feature honorary chairs Caroline Kennedy and Oprah Winfrey.
• The Misty Copeland Foundation has provided ballet training to economically disadvantaged children to increase diversity in dance.
• Her exit will leave ABT without a Black female principal dancer, underscoring the ongoing underrepresentation in major ballet companies.