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He did just that and was invited to join the New York City Ballet for its 1955-1956 season. Speaking to Kourlas, Mitchell recalled hateful comments made by other dancers and their parents.
Sep 19, 2018 · Jack Mitchell/Getty Images. 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 ...
Making his debut in 1955 as the first African American dancer with the New York City Ballet, Arthur Mitchell, ... Company had to take a hiatus between 2004 and 2012. ... positive role models for ...
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Sep 21, 2018 · Arthur Mitchell, who blazed a trail as New York City Ballet’s first African-American principal dancer and went on to found Dance Theatre of Harlem, died September 19 at age 84. Born March 27 ...
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. Mitchell died Wednesday at a New York City hospital ...
Sep 20, 2018 · Former New York City Ballet principal dancer and Dance Theatre of Harlem founder Arthur Mitchell passed away yesterday in a Manhattan hospital. He was 84 years old. A groundbreaking luminary in ...
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.