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dance as an art form is kind of like venerated or central to the culture in the way that music or film is. Do you have any thoughts about why dance as an art form seems to occupy this odd space?

dance as an art form is kind of like venerated or central to the culture in the way that music or film is. Do you have any thoughts about why dance as an art form seems to occupy this odd space?

Did you happen to read Jennifer Homan's book, Apollo's Angels, The History of Ballet?

Did you happen to read Jennifer Homan's book, Apollo's Angels, The History of Ballet?

I think it came out like 2010. So it's, you know, 15 years ago or something. But so it's this beautifully written, assiduously researched history of ballet. And at the end, and this is in 2010 when the book was published, You know, she basically says she thinks ballet is a dying art form. There's too much adherence to tradition.

I think it came out like 2010. So it's, you know, 15 years ago or something. But so it's this beautifully written, assiduously researched history of ballet. And at the end, and this is in 2010 when the book was published, You know, she basically says she thinks ballet is a dying art form. There's too much adherence to tradition.

It involves like a kind of idealism and self-control that the culture doesn't really value that much anymore, particularly in cynical times. And I don't know what she would say, but my hunch is that I don't think she would say that much has changed in the 15 years since that book came out. What's your response to that argument?

It involves like a kind of idealism and self-control that the culture doesn't really value that much anymore, particularly in cynical times. And I don't know what she would say, but my hunch is that I don't think she would say that much has changed in the 15 years since that book came out. What's your response to that argument?

So when you go on stage for your last performance in the fall, what do you hope you'll feel in that moment that will make that performance be a satisfying ending to this part of your career and your life?

So when you go on stage for your last performance in the fall, what do you hope you'll feel in that moment that will make that performance be a satisfying ending to this part of your career and your life?

Oh, huh.

Oh, huh.

That's Misty Copeland. Her final performance with the American Ballet Theatre will be in October. This conversation was produced by Seth Kelly. It was edited by Annabelle Bacon. Mixing by Sophia Landman. Original music by Rowan Nemisto and Marian Lozano. Photography by Philip Montgomery. Our senior booker is Priya Matthew, and Wyatt Orme is our producer.

That's Misty Copeland. Her final performance with the American Ballet Theatre will be in October. This conversation was produced by Seth Kelly. It was edited by Annabelle Bacon. Mixing by Sophia Landman. Original music by Rowan Nemisto and Marian Lozano. Photography by Philip Montgomery. Our senior booker is Priya Matthew, and Wyatt Orme is our producer.

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