Madonna Mykki Blanco

Madonna shares video ft. Mykki Blanco; BAM shows going back on sale

Madonna has shared another new single off her upcoming album Madame X (due next week), “Dark Ballet,” and this one comes with a video starring Mykki Blanco as Joan of Arc. Via press release:

“Dark Ballet” was inspired by the story of Joan of Arc. “She fought the English and she won, still the French were not happy,” Madonna says. “Still they judged her. They said she was a man, they said she was a lesbian, they said she was a witch, and, in the end, they burned her at the stake, and she feared nothing. I admire that.”

The powerful and moving video, directed by Emmanuel Adjei, stars the innovative hip-hop queer pioneer, Mykki Blanco as Joan of Arc and tells the story of the kind of dance we’re all dancing in the world right now, this dark ballet. The video closes with an important message of inspiration from Mykki, “I have walked this earth, Black, Queer and HIV positive, but no transgression against me has been as powerful as the hope I hold within.”

Watch/listen below.

As mentioned, Madonna is doing an intimate tour, including seventeen shows at BAM in NYC. According to a new announcement from Live Nation, ticket requests for those shows have been fulfilled and remaining tickets go on sale Monday (6/10) at 10 AM.

Madonna is also playing Pride Island on June 30 as part of WorldPride NYC 2019.

Madonna: 2019 Tour Dates
September 12 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
September 14 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
September 15 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
September 17 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
September 19 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
September 21 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
September 22 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
September 24 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
September 25 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
September 26 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
September 28 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
October 1 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
October 2 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
October 3 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
October 5 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
October 6 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
October 7 – New York, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
October 15 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
October 16 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
October 17 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
October 21 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
October 23 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
October 24 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
November 7 – Las Vegas, NV @ Colosseum at Caesars Palace
November 9 – Las Vegas, NV @ Colosseum at Caesars Palace
November 10 – Las Vegas, NV @ Colosseum at Caesars Palace
November 12 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
November 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
November 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
November 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
November 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
November 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
November 20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
November 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
November 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
November 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
November 25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
November 30 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre
December 1 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre
December 2 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre
December 7 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
December 8 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
December 11 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
December 14 – Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
December 15 – Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
December 17 – Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
December 18 – Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
December 19 – Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater