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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...
Feb 9, 2004 · MITCHELL-Arthur C., of Huntington, suddenly on February 7, 2004. Dedicated teacher and coach. Beloved husband of Karen. Cherished son of Frances. Loving father of Brad, Kim Moses, and Jean....
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 ...
Sep 21, 2018 · 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 principal dancer...
Sep 20, 2018 · Email. Arthur Mitchell was the founding director of the Dance Theater of Harlem, the country's first black ballet company. He died Wednesday at the age of 84.
Sep 19, 2018 · Arthur Mitchell, who paved the way for other minority dancers by becoming one of the first black dancers to join a major ballet company and who helped start the acclaimed Dance Theatre of...
Arthur Mitchell (March 27, 1934 – September 19, 2018) [1] was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and founder and director of ballet companies. In 1955, he was the first African-American dancer with the New York City Ballet, where he was promoted to principal dancer the following year and danced in major roles until 1966.