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Inside The Arts: Misty Copeland Makes ESSENCE Debut, MAAFA Healing, House Of Bernarda Alba

Photo Credit: Christina Lessa | MistyCopeland.com
Misty Copeland, Ballerina

This week on Inside the Arts, a nationally acclaimed ballerina makes her debut at the 22nd annual ESSENCE Fest. We talk with ballet star Misty Copeland.

Then, Congo Square is home to a healing ceremony honoring African ancestors. The Ashe Cultural Arts Center presents its annual MAAFA Commemoration remembering the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

And, we round out with a classic work by renowned Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca. In Good Company presents The House of Bernarda Alba.

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"This is NPR's Morning Edition, at 89.9 WWNO. Good Morning, I'm Diane Mack."