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Sep 19, 2018 · Arthur Mitchell, a charismatic dancer with New York City Ballet in the 1950s and ’60s and the founding director of the groundbreaking Dance Theater of Harlem, died on Wednesday in...
Conwill first met Mitchell after moving to New York in 1980 to work as the deputy director of the Studio Museum in Harlem. They were part of a group of cultural organizers who advocated for the ...
September 20, 2018. Great Performances – Dance in America: “Dance Theater of Harlem in A Streetcar Named Desire” Former New York City Ballet principal dancer and Dance Theatre of Harlem...
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Sep 19, 2018 · Arthur Mitchell, shown here in 2004, danced with the New York City Ballet from 1956 to 1968. JIM WATSON / AFP/Getty Images Mitchell was honored at the White House by President George W. Bush in 2006.
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Sep 21, 2018 · By Adam Hetrick. September 21, 2018. Arthur Mitchell Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts. Arthur Mitchell, who blazed a trail as New York City Ballet’s first African-American...
Sep 21, 2018 · Fri 21 Sep 2018 10.14 EDT. A star of New York City Ballet and the co-founder of Dance Theatre of Harlem, Arthur Mitchell was also the first African American principal dancer in any major...
Sep 19, 2018 · Updated 4:07 PM PDT, September 19, 2018. NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Mitchell, who broke barriers for African-Americans in the 1950s as a ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet and who would go on to become a driving force in the creation of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, has died. He was 84.