Black Ballerina
About Black Ballerina
BLACK BALLERINA tells the story of several black women from different generations who fell in love with ballet. Six decades ago, while pursuing their dreams, Joan Myers Brown, Delores Browne and Raven Wilkinson confronted racism, exclusion and unequal opportunity.
Black Ballerina (2016) is a documentary film directed by Frances McElroy. Raven Wilkinson plays Herself (archive footage).
At 54 minutes long, it arrived in September 2016.
Shelv files it under dance, ballet, and dancer. In the United States it streams on PBS and WETA+.
The Dancer, Mao’s Last Dancer, and The American make useful companions to Black Ballerina.