Arthur Mitchell
Ballet Dancer, Organization founder
1934 –
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Who is Arthur Mitchell?
Arthur Mitchell is an African-American dancer and choreographer who created a training school and the first African-American classical ballet company, Dance Theatre of Harlem. Among other awards, Mitchell has been recognized as a MacArthur Fellow, inducted into the National Museum of Dance's Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame, and has received the United States National Medal of Arts and a Fletcher Foundation fellowship.
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- Born
- Mar 27, 1934
New York City - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- School of American Ballet
- High School of Performing Arts
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on July 23, 2013
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