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LaPrincess Entertainment Group, LLC

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A Music, Dance, and Media Production Company

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Black Swans En Pointe Society

Black Swans Shattering the Glass Ceiling

In 2019, La'Toya Princess Jackson presented her thesis "Black Swans Shattering The Glass Ceiling: A Historical Perspective of the Evolution of Black Ballet Companies- From Katherine Dunham to Arthur Mitchell" which is now available in the Harvard libraries and on Pro Quest. Since publishing her work, her thesis has been cited in several scholarly articles and she has presented her research for organizations like Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet (MOBBallet) and the Boston Ballet. She has since developed this historical perspective into a narrative ballet performance piece for LaPrincess Ballet Co. and created a digital archive paying tribute to the Black Swans of Ballet. This is the basis on which the Black Swans En Pointe Society was created!

"Black Swans Shattering the Glass Ceiling is reframing how history is presented, understanding that the past and present are in conversation with one another."

Black Swans Shattering the Glass Ceiling- Thesis

Black Swans En Pointe Society

Black Swans En Pointe Society is the funding circle for patrons interested giving monetary gifts to the LaPrincess Ballet Co. By joining our gift giving circle, you enter a community of ballet lovers who are interested in creating a more inclusive ballet world, creating space for ALL dancers. Members who join our society are contributing to preserving the stories of the Black Swans of ballet. By providing funding, you are also investing in creating a space in which the true history of ballet can be told centering the contributions of Blacks in ballet within the narrative. 

Join us!

Funders and gift givers to LaPrincess Ballet Co. become members of our Black Swans En Pointe Society Funders/Giving Circle! Join now for just $75 and then select your level for monthly membership in our giving circle!


The funding circle has three giving tiers:


1) Silver/Corps de Ballet Society Member-$75/month.

Silver membership includes: 

  • Annual LaPrincess Ballet Co ballet gift box with special merchandise 
  • Access to exclusive behind the scenes content
  • A virtual message from the dancers 
  • Access to vintage digital library with historical footage from Black Swans Shattering the Glass Ceiling a historical perspective and preservation of Black dancers who have shattered the glass ceiling in the world of Ballet.


2) Platinum/Soloist Society Member-$150/Month

Platinum membership includes: 

  • Bi-annual LaPrincess Ballet Co. ballet gift box with special merchandise 
  • Access to behind the scenes content 
  • Autographed posters from the dancers
  • A virtual message from the dancers
  • Access to vintage digital library with historical footage from Black Swans Shattering the Glass Ceiling a historical perspective and preservation of Black dancers who have shattered the glass ceiling in the world of Ballet. 
  • 2 VIP tickets to any LaPrincess Ballet Co. performance.


3) Diamond/Prima Ballerina-Principal Society Member- $300/month

Diamond membership includes: 

  • Bi-annual LaPrincess Ballet Co. ballet gift box with special merchandise 
  • Access to behind the scenes content
  • Autographed posters from the dancers
  • A virtual message from the dancers
  • Access to vintage digital library with historical footage from Black Swans Shattering the Glass Ceiling a historical perspective and preservation of Black dancers who have shattered the glass ceiling in the world of Ballet. 
  • 4 VIP tickets to any LaPrincess Ballet Co. performance 
  • 2 tickets to the annual Black Swans Ballet Ball.

Join Black Swans En Pointe Society Today!

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Black Swans Shattering The Glass Ceiling- Cited Works

Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet

Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet

Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet

MOBBallet cites "Black Swans Shattering The Glass Ceiling"

MOBBALLT

Harvard Gazette

Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet

Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet

The Harvard Gazette features "Black Swans Shattering the Glass Ceiling"

Harvard Gazette

Boston Ballet

Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet

Milestones in Dance History

Boston Ballet brings "Black Swans Shattering The Glass Ceiling" for a virtual presentation.

Boston Ballet

Milestones in Dance History

Geoffrey Holder: Prismatic Blackness

Milestones in Dance History

This history book cites "Black Swans Shattering the Glass Ceiling."

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Dancing Beyond Patriarchy

Geoffrey Holder: Prismatic Blackness

Geoffrey Holder: Prismatic Blackness

A scholar cites "Black Swans Shattering the Glass Ceiling" for their MFA thesis.

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Geoffrey Holder: Prismatic Blackness

Geoffrey Holder: Prismatic Blackness

Geoffrey Holder: Prismatic Blackness

Chapter 11 will feature research from "Black Swans Shattering the Glass Ceiling."

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