Art for the times: Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s ‘Black is Beautiful’ Part I

Premiered February 3, 2021.
Available through Facebook and YouTube.“It’s an artist’s duty to reflect the times,” Nina Simone once said. Issues of race and justice have been particularly amplified in the ether lately. Of course, these are issues that people of color have always been aware of and spoken up on — because they’ve lived them. Yet artists of color are reflecting the time’s heightened conversation around issues of equity with their keen, courage