DTH Vol. 1 No. 6 - Making Ballet Relatable

[6/7] Last week @dancetheatreofharlem celebrated Founders’ Week, marking the 56th anniversary of the company.

Arthur Mitchell: “The discipline that they learn through the ballet transcends into their everyday lives. We feel that the arts should be an integral part of everyone’s lives. […] There are certain parts of a human being that even food cannot fulfill.”

Rhonda Sampson and ?? rehearse in the background. This interview was filmed in 1972 in at Texas Christian University.