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Sep 19, 2018 · 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 first major black ...
Sep 21, 2018 · The New York City Ballet family mourns the passing of Arthur Mitchell, a brilliant and charismatic artist who electrified audiences with his unforgettable performances in George Balanchine's "Agon ...
Sep 20, 2018 · MITCHELL--Arthur. The School of American Ballet mourns the passing of Arthur Mitchell, a member of our SAB family for almost 70 years. Mr. Mitchell first walked through our doors in 1951 as a ...
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 ...
Arthur Mitchell. *Arthur Mitchell was born on this date in 1934. He was a Black dancer, choreographer, and director of the Dance Theater of Harlem. From New York, Mitchell attended the High School for the Performing Arts in New York City and began performing in Broadway musicals and with the companies of Donald McKayle and John Butler.
Apr 3, 2019 · With the ballet teacher Karel Shook, he formed Dance Theater of Harlem in 1969. “Mr. Mitchell was peanut butter,” said Iris Cloud, a former dancer, “and Mr. Shook was jelly.”. Together ...
Sep 21, 2018 · 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 ...
