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Mitchell was born in Harlem, New York, in 1934. His road to international stardom began when a school guidance counsellor spotted him dancing the jitterbug and suggested he apply to New...
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...
Sep 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.
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.
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. Mitchell....
Sep 19, 2018 · Wilfredo Lee/AP. Mitchell, as artistic director of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, works with dancers in 2003. The dancers, from left, are Ebony Haswell, Amy Johnson and Rejane Duarte. The...
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.