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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 ...
Arthur Mitchell obituary. 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 ...
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Sep 19, 2018 · By Peter Libbey. Sept. 19, 2018. Arthur Mitchell broke the color barrier in ballet — twice. He was the first African-American principal dancer at New York City Ballet and the founder of the ...
Sep 19, 2018 · Arthur Mitchell, shown here in 2004, danced with the New York City Ballet from 1956 to 1968. JIM WATSON / AFP/Getty Images Mitchell was honored at the White House by President George W. Bush in 2006.
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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 years old. A groundbreaking luminary in ...
Sep 20, 2018 · 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. Accessibility links
Sep 21, 2018 · 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. Born March 27 ...