Actor · Choreographer
Active 1958–present · Awards: National Medal of Arts, Capezio Dance Award, MacArthur Fellows Program, Kennedy Center Honors, Paul Robeson Award, Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Speech, Heinz Award
Arthur Mitchell 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…