NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Alicia Graf Mack about how she's reshaping Juilliard's prestigious Dance Division to make it more relevant than ever.
Alicia Graf Mack, dean and director of The Juilliard School's Dance Division , speaks with fourth-year dance students Kailei Sin and Nyoka Wotorson in between classes.
"Being a tall Black woman in ballet, I have always been sort of the unicorn or the standout person. And so it felt right," said Graf Mack, who at 17 became a breakout star with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Men can take pointe classes, be they aspiring Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo drag troupe members or simply exploring how to use their bodies in different ways. Women can learn the kinds of jumps and turns once reserved for men. Dancers are even encouraged to take a vocal arts class.
"We can also look toward the field and say, 'What is currently the state of the field and how can we shift and change that field?'" she said.
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