1/8/17 O&A NYC DANCE: Arthur Mitchell And Anna Kisselgoff Discuss Agon And More

Arthur Mitchell discusses Agon with New York Times dance critic Anna Kisselgoff. Also bonus clip of Diane Adams and Arthur Mitchell in Agon pas de deux. 

Balanchine Foundation Interview: Arthur Mitchell AGON

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Agon pas de deux featuring original cast members  Diana Adams and Arthur Mitchell in a 1960 TV broadcast of this groundbreaking 1957 ballet by George Balanchine.

Agon Pas de Deux

 Arthur Mitchell: Harlem’s Ballet Trailblazer will open at Columbia’s Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, 615 W 129th St, on Saturday January 13, 2018. The exhibit is presented in collaboration with Columbia’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library, where Mitchell donated his archive in 2015. This is the first major exhibition devoted to celebrating the life and accomplishments of   New York City Ballet’s first African American principal dancer and the co-founder and longtime director of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Curated by Lynn Garafola, Professor Emerita of Dance, Barnard College the collection will be on view through March 11, 2018.

 Arthur Mitchell: Harlem’s Ballet Trailblazer- A Retrospect On A Life Devoted To Dance

http://outandaboutnycmag.com/1-6-18-oa-nyc-dance-arthur-mitchell-harlems-ballet-trailblazer-a-retrospect-on-a-life-devoted-to-dance/

For more information about the Wallach Art Gallery and the Arthur Mitchell: Harlem’s Ballet Trailblazer exhibition and related events including: An Afternoon with Arthur Mitchell (January 20, 2018, 1pm) and Panel Discussion with former dancers from the Dance Theatre of Harlem (February 24, 2018, 1pm) visit wallach.columbia.edu. 

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  1. Hi! We were looking in our family tree and realized that are very close to Anna. We just wanted to find any contact of Anna if possible to know more details of our family history. I would appreciate if you could help us to find her email address.

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