its the mom Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Boston Ballet just announced on their Instagram that Michaela has passed away. Terribly sad news. Link to comment
Helene Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 That's devastating news. My deepest condolences to her family, colleagues, and friends. Link to comment
SaraBW Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Such a devastating loss! I can't believe it. Link to comment
volcanohunter Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Horrible news. Sincere condolences to her family and friends! Link to comment
Drew Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 She accomplished so much in her short life--very sad news. Link to comment
Rosa Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Heartbreaking news on her Instagram that Michaela DePrince has died at the age of 29. https://www.instagram.com/p/C_3WuKCxYQM/?igsh=cXB3NmxndzU2c3Zj Link to comment
cubanmiamiboy Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 29. Jesus Christ.... I see there's no cause of death listed. RIP Link to comment
California Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 It's puzzling -- and sad -- that there is no mention of her at all anywhere on the Boston Ballet web site: https://www.bostonballet.org/ I thought there might be a memorial tribute notice. She's not listed with the roster of dancers. Does anybody know if she was originally on the roster for fall? The Dutch National Ballet has a tribute, even though she left that company in 2022: https://www.operaballet.nl/en/news/memoriam-michaela-deprince Link to comment
lisbit Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 (edited) Boston Ballet did post something on their Instagram. Edited September 13 by lisbit Link to comment
Oboerin Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 1 hour ago, California said: It's puzzling -- and sad -- that there is no mention of her at all anywhere on the Boston Ballet web site: https://www.bostonballet.org/ I thought there might be a memorial tribute notice. She's not listed with the roster of dancers. Does anybody know if she was originally on the roster for fall? The Dutch National Ballet has a tribute, even though she left that company in 2022: https://www.operaballet.nl/en/news/memoriam-michaela-deprince When I looked at their roster a few weeks back she was not listed. Such a devastating loss💔 Link to comment
Marta Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 5 hours ago, California said: It's puzzling -- and sad -- that there is no mention of her at all anywhere on the Boston Ballet web site: https://www.bostonballet.org/ I thought there might be a memorial tribute notice. She's not listed with the roster of dancers. Does anybody know if she was originally on the roster for fall? The Dutch National Ballet has a tribute, even though she left that company in 2022: https://www.operaballet.nl/en/news/memoriam-michaela-deprince I also wondered about no mention of her on BB's site. Later this afternoon someone on Instagram also said that she wasn't on the roster a few weeks ago. BB did post on its Instagram. I thought it was a minimal tribute. Link to comment
Helene Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Please no speculation. If there's an announcement of the cause of death, please post it here. Boston Ballet's Instagram post isn't an obit, but it is official news. Link to comment
California Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 A very nice story this morning on CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/14/world/michaela-mabinty-deprince-ballerina-dies-intl-scli/index.html Another from NBC news in Lexington: https://www.lex18.com/obituaries/michaela-deprince-trailblazing-ballerina-in-beyonces-lemonade-dies-at-29 "No cause of death has been reported." Link to comment
fondoffouettes Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 I checked the Internet Archive, and DePrince was listed on Boston Ballet's website as recently as May 28, which is the most recent version of the webpage available on the Internet Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20240528050646/https://www.bostonballet.org/home/the-company/full-company/ Michaela's mother, Elaine DePrince, also died this week, on Wednesday, as reported on the public-facing content of her Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/elainedeprince1/ Like others, I was surprised and saddened to learn of Michaela's death. She was so captivating in First Position that even non-dance people in my life would talk to me about her and her story. Link to comment
abatt Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Any info on Micaela's cause of death. Link to comment
fondoffouettes Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 4 minutes ago, abatt said: Any info on Micaela's cause of death. No, a cause of death has still not been released. Link to comment
ABT Fan Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Very sorry to hear this. So tragic. Link to comment
AG Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 I just clicked on the link @fondoffouettes provided for Elaine DePrince’s public-facing Facebook page, and this very sad update was posted about an hour ago: OFFICIAL FAMILY STATEMENT UPDATE 9/14/24: Michaela DePrince Elaine DePrince Thank you to everyone for your outpouring of support in response to Michaela’s passing, as well as those in the press who have reached out directly to the family for statements. The entire family is so grateful and comforted by your support. There has been a great deal of speculation online so the family would like to officially set the record straight about a few things. The last few days have been even more difficult than most people realize because the family has also been dealing with the death of Michaela’s adoptive mother Elaine DePrince. Michaela passed away on September 10th, not the 13th as some places have reported. Her mother Elaine died during a routine procedure in preparation for a surgery on September 11th. Michaela died before Elaine and Elaine did not know of Michaela’s passing at the time of her procedure. As unbelievable as it may seem, the two deaths were completely unrelated. The only way we can make sense of the senseless is that Elaine, who had already lost three children many years ago, was by the grace of God spared the pain of experiencing the lost of a fourth child. What the family is going through right now is truly unimaginably painful. Grieving two family members who died within a 24 hour period is tragic and devastating. We continue to ask for privacy and appreciate you directing anyone sharing incorrect information and speculation to this post. Please continue to direct all press inquires and words of support for the family to Jess Volinski, the family spokesperson, via email at jessicavolinski@gmail.com Thank you Link to comment
laurel Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Not only are the mind-numbing tragedies this family has had to endure nearly impossible to comprehend, they make it so difficult for me to express how much I've admired both Michaela and Elaine over the years, and how much their story has meant to so many people. I hope that everyone can take comfort in how much good they were able to achieve with their kindness and decency. Bravo, and godspeed to both. Link to comment
Jayne Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 I hope they both ascend to great joy and contentment in the next realm. May their memories be blessings to all who knew and loved them. Link to comment
its the mom Posted September 16 Author Share Posted September 16 On 9/13/2024 at 7:09 PM, California said: It's puzzling -- and sad -- that there is no mention of her at all anywhere on the Boston Ballet web site: https://www.bostonballet.org/ I thought there might be a memorial tribute notice. She's not listed with the roster of dancers. Does anybody know if she was originally on the roster for fall? The Dutch National Ballet has a tribute, even though she left that company in 2022: https://www.operaballet.nl/en/news/memoriam-michaela-deprince She was not on the roster for the fall. She joined the company in 2021, but over the few years there, she didn't dance very much. Boston did a tribute on their Instagram and Facebook pages. Additionally, there was a memorial service in her honor yesterday in Boston, which was arranged by some of the dancers and attended by dancers, staff and others. Link to comment
mom2 Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Lovely tribute today in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/obituaries/michaela-deprince-dead.html Link to comment
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