The Exhibition > Moving Image Lists
ARTHUR MITCHELL IN PERFORMANCE
MOVING IMAGE EXCERPTS
They Called Her Moses. Choreography by Donald McKayle. Music arranged by Robert de Cormier. Originally telecast by CBS-TV on the series Camera Three, April 3, 1960. Danced by Jacqueline Walcott (Harriet), Robert Powell and Sylvia Waters (the children), Arthur Mitchell and Kathleen Stanford (the Man and Wife), Donald McKayle and Carmen de Lavallade (the Lovers). Sung by Miriam Burton (Harriet) and others.
The Nutcracker. Choreography by George Balanchine. Music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky. Produced by John Houseman and Jack Landau. Performed by members of the New York City Ballet and children from the School of American Ballet. Telecast by CBS Television on Playhouse 90, December 25, 1958. Coffee (Arabian Dance): Arthur Mitchell. Sugar Plum Fairy: Diana Adams. Her Cavaliers: Mitchell (Coffee), Roy Tobias (Chocolate), Deni Lamont (Tea), and Edward Villella (Candy Cane).
Agon (pas de deux). Choreography by George Balanchine. Music by Igor Stravinsky. Performed by Arthur Mitchell and Diana Adams. Telecast by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Radio-Canada) in the series “L‘Heure du Concert,” March 10, 1960. Tonight with Belafonte. Television special starring Harry Belafonte, with Arthur Mitchell and Mary Hinkson performing a duet choreographed by Walter Nicks to Belafonte’s song “Suzanne.” Telecast on CBS Television, December 10, 1959.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Choreography by George Balanchine. Music by Felix Mendelssohn. Full-length feature film directed by Dan Eriksen, released in 1967. Performed bythe New York City Ballet and students from the School of American Ballet, with Suzanne Farrell (Titania), Edward Villella (Oberon), Arthur Mitchell (Puck), Mimi Paul (Helena), and Patricia McBride (Hermia).
Ivesiana (“In the Inn”). Choreography by George Balanchine. Music by Charles Ives. Performed by Arthur Mitchell and Patricia Neary. Telecast by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Radio-Canada) in the series “L‘Heure du Concert,” November 1, 1964.
The Four Temperaments (“Phlegmatic”). Choreography by George Balanchine. Music by Paul Hindemith. Performed by Arthur Mitchell, with members of the New York City Ballet. Telecast by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Radio-Canada) for the series “L’Heure du Concert,” November 1, 1964.
Bugaku (pas de deux). Choreography by George Balanchine. Music by Toshiro Mayuzumi. Rehearsal footage to piano accompaniment with Arthur Mitchell, Mimi Paul, and members of the New York City Ballet. Filmed by Libra Productions, mid-1960s. Elysium. Music by Christoph Willibald Gluck from the Chaconne in Orfeo ed Euridice. Performed by Arthur Mitchell and Violette Verdy, ca. 1964.
Don Quixote (“Rigaudon Flamenco”). Choreography by George Balanchine. Music by Nicolas Nabokov. Filmed by Bert Stern during gala preview performance, New York State Theater, May 27, 1965. Performed by Arthur Mitchell and Gloria Govrin, with members of the New York City Ballet.
Agon (pas de deux). Choreography by George Balanchine. Performed by Arthur Mitchell and Allegra Kent. RM Productions, Berlin, 1973.
Permission was generously granted by the following rights holders
American Federation of Musicians (AFM), American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), The George Balanchine Trust, Harry Belafonte / Belafonte Enterprises, Inc., Boosey & Hawkes, CBS Broadcasting Inc., Creative Arts Television, Suzanne Farrell, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Local 1, The New York City Ballet, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The Paley Center for Media, C. F. Peters Corporation, School of American Ballet, Schott Music Corp / EAMDC, Estate of Burt Stern, Video Artists International, Inc.
This video compilation was curated by Lynn Garafola for the exhibition Arthur Mitchell: Harlem’s Ballet Trailblazer.
Produced by Columbia University’s Center for Teaching and Learning in collaboration with The Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery.
DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM IN PERFORMANCE
MOVING IMAGE EXCERPTS
Rhythmetron: The Dance Theatre of Harlem with Arthur Mitchell. Lecture-demonstration, with members of the company performing a ballet barre and excerpts from Biosfera and Rhythmetron, both choreographed by Arthur Mitchell with music by Marlos Nobre. Capital Cities Communications, released by McGraw-Hill, 1973.
Holberg Suite (pas de trois). Choreography by Arthur Mitchell. Music by Edvard Grieg. Danced by Virginia Johnson, Homer Bryant, and Paul Russell. Telecast by WNET/13 in the Dance in America series on March 23, 1977.
Agon (pas de deux). Choreography by George Balanchine. Music by Igor Stravinsky. Danced by Lydia Abarca and Mel Tomlinson. Videotaped in performance in the United Kingdom, ca. 1976.
Dougla. Choreography, music, and costumes by Geoffrey Holder. Danced by Gayle McKinney (Woman in Green) and members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Telecast by WNET/13 in the Dance in America series on March 23, 1977.
Troy Game. Choreography by Robert North, assisted by Namron. Music by Bob Downes. Danced by Robert Garland and members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Produced by Danmarks Radio and RM Arts, 1989.
Bugaku (pas de deux). Choreography by George Balanchine. Music by Toshiro Mayuzumi. Danced by Lydia Abarca and Paul Russell. Telecast by WNET/13 in the Dance in America series on March 23, 1977.
Fall River Legend. Choreography by Agnes de Mille, staged by Enrique Martinez. Music by Morton Gould. Danced by Virginia Johnson (Lizzie), Joselli Audain (Lizzie as a Child), Lorraine Graves (Mother), Hugues Magen (Father), Stephanie Dabney (Stepmother), Lowell Smith (Pastor), and members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Produced by Danmarks Radio and RM Arts, 1989.
Firebird. Choreography by John Taras. Music by Igor Stravinsky. Danced by Stephanie Dabney (Firebird), Donald Williams (Young Man), Lorraine Graves (Princess of Unreal Beauty), Sulpicio Mariano (Prince of Evil), with members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Telecast in the “Kennedy Center Tonight” series, PBS, May 5, 1982.
Creole Giselle. Choreographed by Frederic Franklin, after Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa. Music by Adolphe Adam. Danced by Virginia Johnson (Giselle Lanaux), Eddie J. Shellman (Albert Monet-Cloutier), Lowell Smith (Hilarion Guidry), Cassandra Phifer (Madame Berthe Lanaux), Lorraine Graves (Myrtha), Zelda Wynn (Grandmother), Judy Tyrus and Augustus Van Heerden (pas de deux), and members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Produced by A.M.E., Inc., Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Danmarks Radio, 1988.
John Henry. Choreographed by Arthur Mitchell. Music arranged by Milton Rosenstock. Danced by Eddie J. Shellman (John Henry), Yvonne Hall (Girlfriend/Wife), Felicity Jager (Mother), Lowell Smith (Father), and members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Produced by Danmarks Radio and RM Arts, 1989.
Jessye Norman Singer: Portrait of An Extraordinary Career. Documentary, with footage from a Dance Theatre of Harlem “open house.” Produced by Malachite, Filmakers Library, New York, 1986.
A First Step. Part 1 of a multi-part story by Roz Abrams about the Dance Theatre of Harlem’s South Africa tour, ABC, 1992. Includes footage of Firebird and Dougla from the company’s opening performance in Johannesburg.
South African Suite. Choreography by Arthur Mitchell, with Augustus Van Heerden and Laveen Naidu. Music by Soweto String Quartet. Danced by Leslie Cardona, Paunika Jones, and Kevin Thomas, early 2000s.
Sesame Street: Dance Theatre of Harlem. Featuring “A Home in the Sky,” choreographed by Robert Garland and performed by members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem and students from the DTH school, 1995.
Return. Choreography by Robert Garland. Music by Aretha Franklin and James Brown. Danced by Alicia Graf and Donald Williams, with members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, 2004.
Permission was generously granted by the following rights holders
American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), The George Balanchine Trust, Boosey & Hawkes, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Carmen de Lavallade / Leo Holder, De Mille Productions, Bob Downes, Robert Garland, Arthur Mitchell, Music Sales Corporation & G. Schirmer, Inc., Laveen Naidu, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division,
Robert North, C. F. Peters Corporation, Soweto String Quartet, Thirteen Productions LLC, Augustus van Heerden
This video compilation was curated by Lynn Garafola for the exhibition Arthur Mitchell: Harlem’s Ballet Trailblazer.
Produced by Columbia University’s Center for Teaching and Learning in collaboration with The Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery.