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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 ...
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...
The first African American principal dancer to star in a major ballet company. Wendy Perron. Fri 21 Sep 2018 10.14 EDT. Last modified on Mon 24 Sep 2018 11.47 EDT. A star of New York City...
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,...
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.
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 · By Adam Hetrick. 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...
