TIME IN with PHILADANCO!’s Joan Myers Brown: Still Changing the Face of Ballet in America

Joan Myers Brown—founder and artistic director of the internationally renowned Black dance company, PHILADANCO!—was on tour in Switzerland with 15 young dancers when the world shut down because of COVID-19.  In this TIME IN interview, she talks about shepherding those dancers home to her beloved Philadelphia community, getting to know her neighbors, and continuing to work to train, mentor, and promote opportunities for Black ballet dancers.