California Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Studio 5: Celebrating Arthur Mitchell Free on YouTube: Wednesday, March 27 - 6:30 pm EDT https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2023-2024/studio-5/ Free on-demand through April 9 Join Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) Artistic Director Robert Garland and New York City Ballet (NYCB) Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan in a celebration of the legacy of iconic dancer and choreographer Arthur Mitchell, who would have turned 90 on March 27. Mitchell was the first Black principal at NYCB under George Balanchine, and Mitchell went on to found DTH in 1969, in the height of the Civil Rights Movement and as a response to the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the year prior. The evening will feature performances by DTH and NYCB as well as conversations about the Black aesthetic and its impact on Balanchine's ballets. Link to comment
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