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Arthur Mitchell (March 27, 1934 β 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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GenderMale
Birthday1934-03-27
Deathday2018-09-19 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceHarlem, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsCapezio Dance Award, Four Freedoms Award β Freedom of Speech, Paul Robeson Award, National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, MacArthur Fellows Program
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