Ja’Malik Begins a New Era as Madison Ballet’s Artistic Director: Ballet Salvation

“Ja’Malik hopes to diversify Madison Ballet on many levels. Currently there are no Black ballet dancers.

‘One of my main things is to diversify ballet, not just with color, but also with race and women and giving female-identifying choreographers opportunities to create because there is such a lack of diversity in that spectrum,” Ja’Malik emphasized. “More people of color, Black people should be able to choreograph and not just choreograph, but to think that they can do anything within the art form. They can be artistic directors. They can be rehearsal directors. They can stage the set for ballets. They can teach. They can work administratively. They can do anything behind the scenes as well as in front of the audiences who come to see us.’ “

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