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Mar 27, 2024 · Arthur Mitchell (born March 27, 1934, Harlem, New York, New York, U.S.—died September 19, 2018, Manhattan, New York) was an American dancer, choreographer, and director who was the first African American to become a principal dancer with a major ballet troupe, New York City Ballet. He later cofounded (1969) Dance Theatre of Harlem.
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Arthur Mitchell (March 27, 1934 – September 19, 2018) [1] was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and founder and director of ballet companies. In 1955, he was the first African-American dancer with the New York City Ballet, where he was promoted to principal dancer the following year and danced in major roles until 1966.
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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 Wednesday...
Sep 20, 2018 · Email. 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.
September 20, 2018. Great Performances – Dance in America: “Dance Theater of Harlem in A Streetcar Named Desire” Former New York City Ballet principal dancer and Dance Theatre of Harlem founder...
Sep 20, 2018 · Arthur Mitchell, who has died aged 84, ... in 1969, a year after the ... four hundred years old and brought black people into it,’ he told the New York Times.
Sep 19, 2018 · Getty Images. Mitchell was the first black ballet dancer to achieve international stardom. Arthur Mitchell, one of the first black ballet dancers, has died in New York City at the age of 84.
