A night at the ballet, in time for โNutcrackerโ season
Hamrick's Live Arts Global company is producing A Night at the Ballet, a free streaming event that premieres this week. They depend on a live audience to do their work, of course, and most live paycheck to paycheck. The result is โA Night at the Ballet,โ a free streaming event that premieres Thursday and was produced by Live Arts Global, founded by Hamrick and her partners, Christine Shevchenko (a principal dancer at ABT) and Joanna DeFelice. AP: What gave you the idea for โA Night at the Balletโ? But that was really just the dancers, and we thought, how can we help everybody in this live arts world?
This world famous ballet dancer got her start in this program
Copeland joined the show today alongside Boys and Girls Clubsโ Youth of the Year Josias Reynoso to talk about the impact the program has had on their lives. Copeland joined the Boys & Girls Clubs at 11. โIt has given me an understanding of what it means to be a leaderโ Copeland said. Josias Reynoso was chosen from more than 4 million club members to become the Boys & Girls Clubs Youth of the Year. He says the Boys & Girls Clubs developed him into a leader rather than a follower, and he hopes to be able to help other kids find their potential.