An Evening with Misty Copeland

Drake University’s Spring Bucksbaum Lecture to feature famed ballerina and diversity advocate Misty Copeland.

Date: April 2, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Knapp Center, Drake University
Registration: The event is free and open to the public with no registration required. A clear bag policy will be enforced at the venue.
Moderator: Sally Dix, president of Bravo Greater Des Moines.

Livestream: Can't make it to the event? Watch the event live at live.drake.edu

Copeland is an award-winning ballet dancer and has performed some of the most iconic classical ballet roles, including Odette/Odile in Swan Lake; Juliet in Romeo & Juliet; Giselle; Manon; Coppelia; Kitri in Don Quixote; The Firebird, and more.

She established Life in Motion Productions, a company dedicated to telling diverse and inspiring stories. She’s an avid philanthropist and ambassador of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and MindLeaps, an arts education program based in Rwanda that helps young people get off the streets and into an academic setting to provide inspiration and enhance their lives.

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