Dance Theatre of Harlem Celebrates Its 55th Season and the 90th Birthday of Arthur Mitchell

Early in photographer Jack Mitchell's career, he photographed a dancer by the name of Arthur Mitchell. The young dancer was a protégé of George Balanchine and the first Black principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. In 1969, he founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem.

From April 11th to 14th, the Dance Theatre of Harlem will present a festival-style weekend of performances at New York City Center to “honor Mitchell’s legacy and usher in the next generation of his vision,” as part of an “inspiring 55th Anniversary Season that celebrates both newly named Artistic Director Robert Garland and the 90th birthday of Mitchell.”

New works include the New York premiere of Robert Bondara’s Take Me With You, “a contemporary pas de deux set to the music of Radiohead,” and the Company debut of Balanchine’s Pas de Deux, “a classical delight for 10 dancers.”

With GME’s background in archiving and placing photography collections, we were pleased to work in December and January as consultants for Dance Theatre of Harlem’s extensive photography collection.

For more information about the photography collections GME represents, please contact David Deitch, Fine Arts Curator, at david@gartenbergmedia.com.

(Left photo: Dance Theatre of Harlem group photo. Source: New York City Center. Right photo: Arthur Mitchell in 1963, by Jack Mitchell.© Estate of Jack Mitchell).