birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
harlem , new york 27 march 1934 arthur mitchell -lrb- dancer -rrb-
 arthur mitchell dancer , choreographer co-founder of dance theatre of harlem
arthur mitchell -lrb- dancer -rrb-

arthur mitchell -lrb- born march 27 , 1934 -rrb- is an african-american dancer and choreographer who created a training school and the first african-american classical ballet company , dance theatre of harlem .
among other awards , mitchell has been recognized as a macarthur fellow , inducted into the national museum of dance 's mr. & mrs. cornelius vanderbilt whitney hall of fame , and has received the united states national medal of arts and a fletcher foundation fellowship .
