NEW YORK — Arthur Mitchell has much to be proud of. But what does he consider his greatest accomplishment? Being a founder of Dance Theater of Harlem. “That I actually bucked society,” he said, “and ...

One of my most vivid memories of Arthur Mitchell, who died last week, is of dancing with him in Moscow in 1962. George Balanchine, New York City Ballet’s founding choreographer, had left the Soviet ...

And so does the company, which revives its lush, fantastical, large-scale production, set in the Caribbean. By Gia Kourlas and Marc J. Franklin A founding dancer with the groundbreaking company, she ...

Mitchell died Wednesday at a New York City hospital according to his niece, Juli Mills-Ross. She said the death came after renal failure led to heart failure, reports USA Today. It’s with the deepest ...