1934 - 2018
Arthur Mitchell American Choreographer
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First Name |
Arthur
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Last Name |
Mitchell
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Birthday |
27th March, 1934
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Birthplace |
New York, New York
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Died |
18th September, 2018
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Place of Death |
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
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Cause of Death |
Heart failure
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Build |
Athletic
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Eye Color |
Black
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Hair Color |
Black
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Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
Black
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
Dancer, Choreographer Co-Founder of Dance Theatre of Harlem
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Occupation |
Choreographer
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Arthur Mitchell (March 27, 1934 – September 19, 2018) 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. He then founded ballet companies in Spoleto, Washington, D.C., and Brazil. In 1969, he founded a training school and the first African-American classical ballet company, Dance Theatre of Harlem. Among other awards, Mitchell was recognized as a MacArthur Fellow, inducted into the National Museum of Dance's Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame, and received the United States National Medal of Arts and a Fletcher Foundation fellowship.
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