Quest for Craft: Season 2 | Chapter 6: Misty Copeland

CHAPTER 6, CRAFT AND PERFECTION WITH HISTORY-MAKING BALLET DANCER, MISTY COPELAND - Questlove and Misty Copeland share their experiences and learnings to explore the concept of perfection, how it relates to the craft and creativity where it falls short. Episode includes an animated segment voiced by Questlove during which he relates how the music of J. Dilla taught him to transcend conventions of perfection.
Quest for Craft is a partnership between Questlove and The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whisky, crafted by a family-owned distillery with 130+ years of experience. Located in Dufftown, Scotland, The Balvenie is the rare global whisky maker that continues to farm and malt barley on-site, maintain its own cooperage and employ its own coppersmiths. Known for both excellence and innovation, The Balvenie is credited with pioneering the technique of cask-finishing that has become key to creative expression in whisky.
As part of their continued partnership and shared mission to uncover the beautiful convergence of craft and creativity, The Balvenie and 6-Time GRAMMY Award Winning musician, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, producer, DJ, director, culinary entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author Questlove have returned with a second season of their award-winning digital series, Quest for Craft.
Quest for Craft explores the obsessive, never-ending journey to craft the extraordinary through conversations with compelling cultural creators that pour their hearts into their own craft. Now in its second season, the series continues to peel back the curtain through new perspectives, unveiling the uniquely human attributes and deep intrinsic values that elevate something from great to exceptional. With insight from some of the world’s most creative minds, the series uncovers the nuances integral to the creative process through their own pursuit of craft across music, dance, writing, comedy and the whisky-making process.
Additional Credits:
Director: Trevor Undi
Writers: Jerry Stifelman, Rob Meyer, Ben Greenman
Prod Company: Two One Five Entertainment, There We Go Films, Quaker City Mercantile
Exec. Producers: Alexis Rosenzweig, Zarah Zohlman, Rob Meyer, Greg Levine, Sireenah Michlovich, Annie Taplin, Jerry Stifelman, Rona Harman
Supervising Producer: Matthew Thurm
Producers: Daquan Saxton, Beth Hayden
Assoc. Producer: Kecia Romiel
DoP: Ming Jue Hu
1st AC: Swelee Joseph
2nd AC: Brianna Caberson
2nd AC: Jonathan Rodriguez
B Cam: Tinx Chan
C Cam: Claire Halloran
D Cam: Andre Szyszkowski Jr
Gaffer: Julian Tran
Key Grip: Harrison Rusk
Best Boy: Hannah Godfrey
Best Boy Grip: Jean Luc Boon
Swing Grip: Rob Watt
Production Design: Cassia Maher, Reed Barrow
Props: Colin Walker
1st AD: JP Bouchard
Sound Mixer: Wesley Grant
HMU (Misty): Victor Henao
PAs: Anthony Valdes-Strickler, Livia Santos, Sasha Inoa
Stand-In/PA: Sheraine Randall
QuestLove - Wardrobe: Kwasi Kessie
QuestLove - Hair: Elliott Simpson
QuestLove - Makeup: Vincent Oquendo
Still Photographer: Justin Sisson
Animator: Karim Dabbèche
Editors: Jennifer Suhr, Philip Knowlton
Assistant Editor: David Ginn
Music: Kris Bowers, Nate Heller, Brian Bender
Color Grade: Andrew Ceen
Mix: Benny Mouthon, Brian Bracken, String and Can
Filmed on Location at Electric Lady Studios, NYC
Additional Footage: Film Supply
Special Thanks: Misty Copeland, Lee Foster, USM, Industry West
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The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whisky ©2022
Managed by William Grant & Sons Inc. New York, NY. 43% Alc./Vol.
Must be of legal drinking age to engage (21+). Handcrafted to be enjoyed responsibly.

[@gardensofthegods]

Wow , what a great way to start my Thanksgiving ... I am so grateful that my favorite American female ballet dancer of this era ( my favorite is Gelsey Kirkland ) and the man with the BEST DJ SHOW EVER !
... Questlove , are having this beautiful conversation .

[@lucia_cossu_voiceteacher]

This she says of being in that present and change if what decided is not meaningful and true anymore; I have sometimes musicians in their thirties asking me how to do since they do not find in their age musicians bringing them to the truth as older did and my only answer is that the older helped them to walk a segment of artistic truth but the only way is they take the courage and risk and own their path and their truth, they cannot rely on others and other times truths, they have to walk it and risk it and find and find it again. Thank you for saying this clearly, and thank you for the inspiring conversation!

[@pkennedy0219]

Jesus Christ, punctuation is a thing. Atleast you are a voice teacher and not grammar.

[@gardensofthegods]

Lucia , thank you for your comment and I totally agree with you

[@laurenmccalister6392]

Misty!! Loved this! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@pamelaprivette5361]

Misty Copeland is such a beautiful ballerina---it thrills me to watch her! She is exquisite and I love her attitude of doing it "her" way---expressing HERSELF through her craft.

[@hadiyamollatube6921]

👌🌹💐

[@neryruano4490]

Mi amor es ahí se lleva los millones de dólares porque hay fiesta también

[@randymerrill4648]

😮

[@dewaynefranklin7307]

Surprised Questlove didn’t mention Prince seeing how he and Misty Copeland both had working relationships with him.

[@xxiielhazarothpagangrinder4260]

TNB

[@peaceandcalm6928]

💕💕💕😇

[@drxblock6004]

I’m so

[@5TC]

Lmao 1 million views and 20 comments

[@xxrmi_danielxx6842]

GOD BLESS IN JESUS NAME AMEN🙏🏽🙏🏽✝️✝️

[@bigW6191]

Не надо покупать рекламу на это говно, пожалуйста

[@67LOCsiNYC]

Her eyes look ........like a demon is behind them in the thumbnail and even darker during the interview

[@RexNunc]

This is ridiculous. I kind of feel bad for them with their ingenuous laughter. It feels like they are tortured.

[@kenminecraft742]

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[@whitneygebo4036]

Hurry please I’m waiting at my moms house 🏡 Christy Lynn hopper 🎉🎃