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Balanchine’s central pas-de-deux in the ballet was crafted especially for two leading dancers at the New York City Ballet: Diane Adams and Arthur Mitchell. Adams was white. Adams was white ...
Sep 19, 2018 · Sept. 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...
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 ballet company. Mitchell,...
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...
Arthur Mitchell was born in Harlem, New York. He was one of six siblings. His father, a building superintendent, was sent to prison when Mitchell was just 12.
Sep 19, 2018 · Mr. Mitchell died on Wednesday from complications of heart failure. He was 84. To celebrate his legacy, we’ve compiled a small collection of performances, interviews, and writing on Mr....
Sep 20, 2018 · Thu 20 Sep 2018 03.53 EDT. Arthur Mitchell, who broke barriers for African Americans in the 1950s as a dancer with the New York City Ballet and who would go on to become a driving force...
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