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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...
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...
Plagued by financial difficulties in 2004, DTH took a break. Mitchell named Virginia Johnson artistic director in 2009 but the company did not resume full operation until 2012. It celebrates...
Oct 5, 2016 · In 1954, Mitchell danced on Broadway in House of Flowers with Geoffrey Holder, Louis Johnson, Donald McKayle, Alvin Ailey and Pearl Bailey. He joined John Butler’s dance company in Europe before Lincoln Kirstein, general director of the New York City Ballet (NYCB), invited him to join NYCB’s corps de ballet.
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,...
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....
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,...
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