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- Arthur Mitchell and Allegra Kent of New York City Ballet performing George Balanchine’s “Agon” in 1962.
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Sep 25, 2018 · Arthur Mitchell and Allegra Kent of New York City Ballet performing George Balanchine’s “Agon” in 1962. Martha Swope, Billy Rose Theater Division, The New York Public Library....
The ballerina Allegra Kent, who partnered Mitchell in Agon during an NYCB tour of the Soviet Union in 1962, recalled how “the audience went wild” during their performance.
The ballerina Allegra Kent, who partnered Mitchell in Agon during an NYCB tour of the Soviet Union in 1962, recalled how “the audience went wild” during their performance. She said: “Arthur was a superb partner. His musicality and stagecraft enhanced the choreography and made his partner look great.”
Mar 27, 2024 · He was promoted to principal dancer with the company in 1962, and George Balanchine created several roles for him, notably those in Agon (1957) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1962). Mitchell was sensitive to the prejudice against Blacks in the world of ballet and determined to form an all-Black ballet company.
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Sep 25, 2018 · My Surprising Duet With Arthur Mitchell in Cold War Moscow. One of my most vivid memories of Arthur Mitchell, who died last week, is of dancing with him in Moscow in 1962. George Balanchine, New ...
Sep 21, 2018 · In addition to casting Mitchell in “Agon,” Balanchine featured him as a nimble-footed Puck in the City Ballet’s 1962 performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Arthur Mitchell and Allegra Kent in the "Agon" pas de deux, 1962. Photo: Madeline Winkler-Betzendahl, Stuttgart. Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions: Arthur Mitchell: Harlem's Ballet Trailblazer By Bob Hicks October 1, 2018
