{"product_id":"arthur-mitchell","title":"Arthur Mitchell \/\/ The Extraordinary Life of Harlem's Ballet Visionary (Pre-order, Sep 22 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first biography of the celebrated ballet dancer Arthur Mitchell and the iconic dance company he founded, from a renowned dance historian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArthur Mitchell (1934-2018) was one of the first Black principal dancers at the New York City Ballet and a favorite of the legendary choreographer George Balanchine. He redefined American dance through his performance in ballets such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand through his boundary-transcending company, the Dance Theatre of Harlem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDance historian Lynn Garafola deftly traces Mitchell's journey from his childhood in Harlem to international stardom and his decision--sparked by outrage over the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.--to create a classical ballet company that celebrated Black artistry. Mitchell led the Dance Theatre of Harlem through more than forty years of triumphs and challenges, reshaping the cultural landscape and reenvisioning who belonged on the ballet stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on over a decade of research, including scores of interviews and access to Mitchell's own archives, Garafola has delivered the first full-length biography of Mitchell--a man who was ambitious, generous, mercurial, and wildly talented--as well as the first deeply researched history of his transformative dance company viewed within a broad cultural context. It is an essential portrait of a visionary who transformed the art of ballet and its practitioners forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Garafola\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a dance historian and critic, is professor emerita of dance at Barnard College. She is the recipient of multiple awards and fellowships and the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Nijinska: Choreographer of the Modern\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiaghilev's Ballets Russes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLegacies of Twentieth-Century Dance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: September 22, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 416\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9780300267679\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9.3 in H | 6.1 in W\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Biography \u0026amp; Memoir, Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Lynn Garafola","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order, Sep 22 2026) Hardcover","offer_id":48114917146859,"sku":"9780300267679","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9780300267679.jpg?v=1776628782","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/arthur-mitchell","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}