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The footage offers just a glimpse into Mitchell’s long and illustrious career spent breaking barriers for black ballet dancers. The esteemed performer died this week at the age of 84; according...
Sep 19, 2018 · By Jennifer Dunning. 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...
Sep 21, 2018 · Obituaries Arthur Mitchell, Revolutionary Dancer and Founder of Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dies at 84 He broke ground as New York City Ballet’s first African-American principal dancer,...
Making his debut in 1955 as the first African American dancer with the New York City Ballet, Arthur Mitchell, who has died aged 84, faced racist catcalls from the stalls. Recommended...
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 19, 2018 · The school shut down performances in 2004 amid massive debt, but reopened in 2012. “It’s with the deepest sadness we share the news that our founding artistic director, the great, Arthur...
Sep 20, 2018 · He was 84. Mitchell died on Wednesday at a New York City hospital according to his niece, Juli Mills-Ross. She said he had renal failure that led to heart failure. Born in Harlem,...